I couldn’t see how Hayden could possibly find me desirable. It was easier to push him away.“I had an affair, Marilyn.”I lay there suddenly awake...but unmoving. My husband? The only man I’d ever kissed? The father of my children? Rutting with some faceless bimbo when I thought he was working?I couldn’t breathe.I wanted to sob and scream and run and hide. I couldn’t move. I couldn’t speak. I gasped for air.“I ended it, Marilyn. I never thought it could ever happen to me—to us. I swear it’s over.. Returning my smile he turned to Sarah and asked, "Would you mind if westep into the hallway and talk, Sarah?"Giving me a quick look Sarah nodded and stood up. Magestone looked atme and said, "You wait here, Jessica. Play with your dolls while thegrown ups talk."Although he said it in a pleasant voice, I knew he was enjoyingreminding me of my new status as a little girl, and his power over me.So they stepped out into the hallway and spoke in low voices. Magestonekept the door open and cast. ..”“Are here to have the best fuck of their life.”“Still.”Karissa laughed. “Some prefer the simple rustic experience. Others prefer something more ostentatious and ... ceremonial? We had a temple built on the other side of the stream.”“Can I see it?”“What do you want?”Karis, who had slid out of the house during the brief moment by the jeep, came in with Lena’s large purse. The three sat together at the dining table.“I want to thank you for taking care of my father,” said Lena.“You mean killing. At one of the benches sat a man, his eyes glued to the open book in his hands. The woman kept her distance, passing by on the nearby path twice, as she wrestled with her conscience. She would not usually dare to approach anyone in public, for anything, least of all a complete stranger with the intentions she had. Repeating her mantra to herself in her head, 'You can do this, you CAN do this!', she finally took a deep breath, bit back her nerves, and approached the bench.She sat opposite him,.