Chapter 374



Being cooped up under the same blanket, a man and a woman alone, was indeed playing with fire.

"Phoebe..." Colin whispered as he wrapped his arms around me from behind, his breath hot against my skin.

I felt a wave of fear, perhaps still haunted by the loss of our child and the forceful advances of James...

"Don't be scared, I wouldn't dare touch you," Colin's voice was so soft it melted all my defenses away.

He just held me like that, his breathing slowly growing deeper.

My cheeks flushed with heat, marveling at his stamina, and all we were doing was lying close...

Seemingly unsatisfied with just cuddling, he took my hand in his.

I tried to wriggle free, but couldn't match his strength. "Phoebe... help me."

"I... I don't want to help."

I just want to sleep.

This is all so messy.

"Phoebe, we're married." I knew it, he always played the marriage card when it came to this.

Reluctantly, I turned around, and like a pretzel, I curled up in his embrace, helping him...

Though it wasn't the first time, each encounter sent my heart racing, filling me with a sensation... utterly foreign.

when I was Phoebe Caldwell, entanglements with Dexter were frequent, yet each felt like a humiliation, devoid of any

were mostly vents of frustration, never the soothing

of seduction,

felt scorching to the touch, too shy to meet

doctor mentioned, after a month... we could, you

My face was ablaze.

it? We can't

he didn't make me stop.

made

my lip, taking a

hint of blood, looking like a siren,

always so passionate, seemed to scorch my very

he caught

illusions of making me fall for

once loved

welled up in my eyes, unsure of how to

how to love someone

Dexter

my silence, Colin didn't press further, choosing to continue

his kiss, I found a sense of

said, "Phoebe... this is fine too,

love, the pain of loss

a long struggle, my wrist ached, my body limp, he finally relented, cleaned us

If we're

wife?" Colin's voice was deep, his mind solely

"There's some complication. James

was

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