Chapter 2: Poison in a Mother’s Mouth

The text from Mom had been burning a hole in my phone all weekend, but Monday morning hit like a freight train. I stared at my reflection in the office bathroom mirror, trying to smooth out the dark circles under my eyes. My ass still ached faintly from Marcus's spanks, a secret reminder that made my thighs clench even as guilt twisted in my gut. What the hell was I doing? Sleeping with my stepbrother—my boss—in his locked office, then risking it ...