Caution: Please be advised that the narrative includes mature dialogues. Reader discretion is advised, and responses should be mindful of the content.
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On the porch of Iris's house ...
One night the cold breeze seems to sooth a weary soul... Axel sat across from Iris while having tea, he found the courage to ask the long-time issue troubling his mind...why Iris left him, why she hid for so long...
Axel: "Iris, I want to ask you not to scratch a wound but only to answer the questions been in a long time in my thoughts...why... why did you leave me? Why did you hide for so long? We were on good terms when I left to join the cruise,"
Iris took a deep breath, her eyes welling up with tears as she struggled to find the words to explain.
Iris (replied...) "It was because of the box of videos sent to me,"
Axel: Videos?
Iris: Videos of you and Frances .. each with tags detailing where and when it happened...
Axel: What?
Iris: One of the videos happened in Thailand, another one in Singapore, then Mexico, then Hongkong ...in every place you anchored..."
Axel was dumbfounded
Iris: Those were times I was waiting for you to connect with me, but it left me wondering and worried why you haven't... I wonder why from day to day you became cold and distant.
Axel just listening, he cannot look Iris eye to eye... His tears welled up.
Iris: You rarely spend a minute call...you're always in a hurry saying you're busy...but I realized you have no time for me, you devote your time to someone else... You can afford hours of video calls with Frances but with me, a minute is already a great sacrifice.
Axel froze imagining how much pain he gave Iris...How she agonized, things were unbearable for her.
Iris: After viewing all those videos from Frances, I was devastated. I couldn't believe what I was seeing, couldn't believe you cheated on me... how you could do something like that to me. It felt like my whole world was crashing down around me, I realized everything you showed was fake, a facade...Everything we had built together was suddenly shattered into a million pieces."
Axel gritted his teeth furious with himself
Iris: "It wasn't just about the videos, Axel. It was... it was everything. The lies, the betrayal, the constant feeling of not being enough. Can you imagine that though you did everything, still you're a lousy liver, a lousy partner in bed? You failed to bring your partner to ultimate pleasure...that you failed to satiate his desire... I realized I am a failure,"
Axel's heart sank as Iris spoke, her words cutting through him like a knife. He had never realized the extent of the damage his actions had caused, the way they had shattered Iris's sense of self-worth and confidence.
Iris: "If only you had told me what you needed, Axel. If only you had given me a chance to try to be what you wanted."
Axel felt a pang of regret at Iris's words, realizing just how much he had failed to communicate with her, to include her in his struggles and desires.
Iris: "But to sum up I am at fault, I wasn't enough, Axel. No matter how hard I tried, I could never live up to the expectations you had in your mind, the fantasies you created with her. I am nothing compared to her sexual capabilities and expertise...but only if you told, most likely I made efforts, I can be out for you, I can be your whore!"
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Torn Between
Romance"The heart wants more than pleasure, but the body craves what it cannot have. A war of hearts, a battle of desires-what will you choose?" In a world where pleasure and commitment battle for dominance, Torn Between Commitment and Pleasure invites you...
