“Sure!”

After dropping Sonia off at home, Ariana checked the time. The afternoon interview was still a few hours away. Deciding to take

Melon back home briefly to tidy up, Ariana began her tasks.

Once back home, Ariana helped Melon get cleaned up and changed, and then headed to the bathroom for her own shower.

She slowly peeled off her wrinkled clothing, catching her reflection in the mirror and pausing. Angry red marks littered her body, some darkening into bruises that would take time to fade.

marks triggered hazy memories of the passion from the previous night, but the details remained elusive. She strained to remember the mystery man’s face, but only Theodore’s features came to her

How could that man be Theodore? She couldn’t recall

along with disbelief that

face during

dwelled on it, the more agitated she became. She stepped

of her was relieved that the man had left before she

seeing him allowed her to hold

Ariana tried to convince herself it was just a dream, a way to ease her guilty

man had awoken first. He

water on her face and stared at her

never cross hers again. Praying that if he recognized her, he would pretend not to

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