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Chapter 1
**BACKGROUND** Amelia Apostasia used to be the girl everyone envied. With her soft honey-blonde hair, sky-blue eyes, and the kind of gentle smile that made people trust her instantly, she was a beacon of beauty. For two years, she had been married to me, Ero, a man who poured m...
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Chapter 2
**Continued from chapter 1:** She pulls back just enough to meet my gaze, her blue eyes wide and swimming with anguish and fear. Her delicate hands fist in the fabric of my shirt, as if afraid I might disappear. “I... I c-cheated on you, Ero. J-just once, but that doesn't make...
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Chapter 3
**Continued from chapter 2:** Tears drip steadily into her lap as she continues in a broken voice. “It meant nothing, Ero. Nothing at all. In the cold light of day, I realized what a huge error I’d made. I’ve been sick with guilt ever since. I... I couldn’t bear the thought of...
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Chapter 4
**Continued from chapter 3:** Fresh tears spill down her cheeks as she forces herself to continue, each word tearing at her heart. “He laid me down on the bed and... and put his mouth on me. Between my legs. I... I came quickly, so fast it shocked me.” She takes a shuddering b...
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Chapter 6
**Continued from chapter 5:** “Okay, Amy, first question. Did you have your ring on that night, when you fucked that guy who wasn’t me?” Amy flinches violently at my crude question, tears springing to her eyes. She lowers her gaze, unable to meet my accusing stare as she nods m...
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Chapter 8
**Continued from chapter 7:** “I… I will do whatever it takes, Ero,” she says softly, each word carefully measured. “If going lower means subjecting myself to your anger, your retribution, even if it breaks me… then yes, I’m willing.” A single tear rolls down her cheek. “I kn...
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Chapter 9
**Continued from chapter 8:** "I... I was wrong, so wrong, to compare, to say those awful things," she begins, twisting her hands nervously. "Attraction isn't just about size or sensation; it's about the person. And you... you are the only man I want, the only one who truly sat...
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Chapter 10
**Continued from chapter 9:** "I was thinking about a job... for if we don't make it.” I say this without emotion because right now, I'm pretty dead inside. I really care for Amy, and I don't want anything bad to happen to her, but she is twenty-seven...and if we do make it, ha...
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Chapter 11
**Continued from chapter 10:** Amy's face pales as Jenna and Rose approach, their cheerful greetings ringing hollow in the charged atmosphere. She shoots them a panicked, pleading look, silently begging them not to mention the Sexy Six or their recent escapades. The weight of my...
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Chapter 12
**Continued from chapter 11:** Amy’s heart pounds wildly in her chest as she watches the three men approach, their confident strides and lecherous grins making her skin crawl. She shrinks back in her seat, wishing she could disappear and escape this humiliating confrontation. Te...
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Chapter 13
**Continued from chapter 12:** The night air is cool, raising goosebumps on my skin as I lead all three boys into the dark alley behind the club. A lone camera hangs from a wall, but it’s disabled, as I hacked it from home, before coming here—because you know, my job. I have sol...
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Chapter 14
**Continued from chapter 13:** “Why? Are you unsatisfied with our current arrangement?” Amy’s fingers tighten around the cold beer bottle, her knuckles blanching under the strain. She shakes her head vehemently, tears welling up as she registers the accusation in my tone. The m...
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Chapter 15
**Continued from chapter 14:** I stand up, my voice trembling with emotion. “I feel the exact same way, Amy. You are my wife, my one and only love, the person I chose to build my life with. But damn it, it really hurts. And it was a really big fucking mistake.” I walk out of t...
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Chapter 16
**Continued from chapter 15:** Her eyes widen, a glimmer of hope shining through at my willingness to consider her friendships with Jenna and Rose. She leans forward slightly, her voice soft but earnest. She takes a deep breath, preparing for my condition. “What condition woul...
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Chapter 17
**Continued from chapter 16:** “You hurt me, sexually. You created an imbalance there that I can never make right; otherwise, I would also be cheating. You hit me right in the manhood with this.” Amy flinches at my blunt assessment, and the raw pain in my words cuts deep. She n...
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