A man's urgent and heavy panting filled her ears. That was how Gwendolyn Ashton knew she was dreaming again.

Recently, she had been experiencing the same dream at night, where she shared passionate entanglements with a mysterious man.

In the dimly lit house, Gwendolyn couldn't see him clearly. The silhouette of his face hinted at a set of chiseled features. Gwendolyn raised her hand to touch his face. She wanted to know if this was reality or merely a dream.

The man clasped her outstretched hand in his. He whispered into her ear almost teasingly, “A gift for you.”

A diamond ring appeared before her eyes.

The mysterious man pressed the ring tightly between their linked palms. Then, he made love to her in a near-frenzied state, driving all thoughts from her mind. The intensity was out of this world, clearing Gwendolyn's doubt once and for all.

I must be dreaming!

Gwendolyn woke up with a start, dripping wet from a merciless splash of cold water. Bewildered, she sat up in bed and wiped the wetness from her face.

“W-What are you two doing?” she stammered.

Candace Dannings, and her half-sister, Felicia Ashton, exchanged an ominous glance. Both women wore smug smiles

her arms in front of her chest

at the Ashton family banquet, Gwendolyn. The doctor checked you out and confirmed that you're pregnant. Only eighteen years

fell, and she shook her head

around her neck. Was it not a dream

and she glared at the scheming

you two? You must've

of milk on nights when she tossed and

imagine what had happened after consuming Candace's drugged offering. Tears of anguish streamed down her

a brow and taunted, “So you do have some functioning brain cells. We arranged an old hat for you. Did

grabbed a

I get my hands

the two women. She pulled out a satisfying fistful of hair off Felicia's head, causing

and restrained Gwendolyn then. Candace and

for your hand if you became pregnant. Alas, he absconded instead of making good on his word. You're more worthless than I thought. Even an old man would

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