"..."
Eli's gaze bore into Mariel, who occupied his lap, her head bowed in shame.
She did it on impulse, she was frustrated by Eli's nonchalance act while she was trying her best to seduce him.
Despite being she was the daughter of two children, she had never seduced a man, let alone forced herself upon someone.
Her hands trembled, Her eyes started to shake in fear and the room seemed to tighten around her, amplifying the reality of what had just transpired.
The reality struck her deeply.....an act not of passion, but an assault on the son of her late husband.
Even if she harboured no affection for that man, Even if what she did was normal in this world....her conscience hit her hard.
She knew she was in the wrong...
Yet, strangely, fear didn't consume her. In fact, If Eli never wished to see her again, she'd graciously accept the 'kind' punishment,
However,
