The bitterness in Jamie's heart surged like an unstoppable tide. She hesitated for a long moment before speaking softly, almost timidly. "She's my sister. No matter what happens, we'll work it out."

Suddenly, Ben, reeking of alcohol, lurched toward her, his bloodshot eyes locking onto hers.

"And what about me?" he demanded, his voice harsh and raw. "What am I to you? You left without a word, Jamie. What did you take me for?"

Jamie couldn't bring herself to meet his gaze. She turned her head awkwardly, her voice barely audible.

"It's all in the past. There's no point in talking about it now."

Ben stared at her calm, indifferent expression, and for the first time, he felt the weight of all these years of longing and heartache was nothing but a cruel joke.

"It's easy for you to say it doesn't matter because you've moved on," he said, his tone laced with bitterness. "But how can anyone understand their mistakes if they don't feel the pain?" With those words, his expression hardened.

He grabbed her by the neck and, without warning, pressed his scorching, forceful kiss against her lips.

Jamie gasped, her breath stolen as she stumbled backward under his weight.

been drinking? Snap out of it!

was. For years, the woman who consumed his thoughts, his anger, and

his hand gripping her tightly, Ben pushed her into the doorway

do you think you're doing? You're Winnie's fiancé, my future

her ear, and his

about was money, Jamie. Now you want to talk about morality? Be my mistress and

a dark seduction, pulling her into an abyss she

with everything you could want. Asking a single mother like me to

towering frame overpowering hers. His fingers, rough yet precise, traced along her skin, the

to the light reflecting off his ring. She turned her head away, her voice low

for this kind

as he remembered. His lips descended once more, his fingers threading into her hair as he held her head firmly. The kiss was

tears rolled down her cheek. She whimpered, her

she whispered, her

far surpassed hers. She couldn't break free,

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