"I... I... I am sorry."
A tear slipped from her eye. Her voice trembled with remorse as she stood before him, her heart heavy with regret. The room echoed with an eerie silence, broken only by his bitter chuckle that reverberated through the empty space. It was a laugh devoid of humor, filled instead with a great deal of anguish.
"All this time I was sharing these things with you. You were making fun of me, weren't you?" His voice was laced with a mixture of anger and sadness, his eyes piercing into her soul. He took her forearms in his hands, his grip firm but gentle, and looked into her eyes, searching for answers.
She could feel the weight of his accusation pressing against her chest, suffocating her. Her hands trembled as he took her forearms in his hands and looked into her eyes. The anger flickered in his gaze, but it was overshadowed by the sorrow that seemed to consume him.
"While I was busy falling in love with you," he continued, his voice strained, "you were busy playing games along with your family. Weren't you?"
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They say blood is said to be thicker than water. And no matter what happens, your family will always be there for you.
But what if manipulation, lies greed and power come in between after all they are all leaves of the same plant.
Will Cassandra be able to break free from the webs of manipulation, and emerge stronger than ever before.
Let's find out.
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One lucky lady lives out her fantasy of being a ho-ho-ho for the holidays in this reverse harem holiday romp!
Maggie has been dreading her perfect younger sister's gigantic, holiday season wedding. At least her boyfriend Flynn will be a buffer between her and her difficult family. But when she and Flynn break up two weeks before the wedding, Maggie doesn't know what she'll do.
Her best friend Cassidy has a fun and sexy solution for finding a stand-in boyfriend: Santa Crawl, the world's biggest Christmas-themed bar crawl. Santa Crawl will be filled with hot, single men that Maggie can meet and potentially invite to be her date. Everyone knows that the best way to get over someone is to get under someone new, and Maggie is looking to get on Santa's naughty list. The only thing is, Maggie doesn't want one hot Santa to stuff her stocking. She wants multiple. Here comes Santa Claus!
WARNING: This story contains explicit sexual content, strong language, and mentions of body shaming that may be upsetting to some readers. Reader discretion is advised.
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