DREADED DEISRES - CHAPTER 55&56
(🖤Was it a mistake or not?🖤)
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🥀SEMI-FINALE🥀
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“Why did you kîll my Mother?” The words left Amelia’s mouth and Milicent shakes her head, fear….. distain….. self h@??…… guilt….. pains….. pure dark feelings clouding her eyes.
Yes, she ki||ed her sister….. but do you know why?.
I bet many would judge, many would critize but….. she wasn’t left with much of a choice, or was she?.
“It was a mistake” Milicent mumbles, Amelia is already on her feet, her eyes pouring, her heart arching.
“A mistake?” Amelia repeated, tasting the words on her tongue with disgust.
Yes, a mistake………
🖤Memories flashback🖤
(Sixteen years ago)
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Milicent steps out of her car, looking utterly exhausted as she drags herself towards her house, it hasn’t been easy been an intern, she works all night and day trying to fend for herself.
She walked into her living room and flops on the couch, her tiredness doubling by the minute when her phone started ringing.
“Cole?” She rasped, immediately ignoring the call as she tossed her phone aside.
Cole, her blood sister’s husband, they don’t really have a good relationship but it’s still there, and how did he even managed to find her?.
Milicent sperated herself from her family immediately she graduated college, her Mom was a no good doer and her Dad…..well, he was a drunkard.
She and Aurora didn’t come from what you will call a ‘happy home’. Her parents always fought and argue all the freaking time which lead to them living tragic lives.
Aurora was the main target, she loves their parents so much despite the toxicity, but it soon got bad as she developed a serious traumatic experience which lead to her being a schizophrenic patient.
Milicent saw this and couldn’t take it anymore, she didn’t want to end up like Aurora so she ran away and started a new life, ignoring everything behind.
At first Aurora was doing well but…..the symptoms of her illness started manifesting a few years after Amelia’s birth, at first they thought it was normal but….it wasn’t. Which lead to now and why Cole is disturbing her.
The fact that she ran away from her sister is bad enough, and now…..her sister is…..mad?….. She expected it though.
Milicent inheals deeply as she stood up, walking towards the kitchen and grabbing a can of soda when the door bell rang. She pursed her lips as she slowly walks to the door and opened it.
Her face falls immediately.
“What do you want?, How did you find me?” Milicent asked and Cole simply shakes his head at her.
“I had to drive hours just to get here, you keep changing your locations, what is wrong with you?” Cole mutters and Milicent moved away from the door.
“Why are you looking for me?, I don’t owe you anything” Milicent mumbles and Cole couldn’t believe his ears.
“It’s about Aurora” Cole mutters and Milicent gulped.
“I don’t want to know anything about her” Milicent probed instantly and Cole stared at her incrediously.
“Are you kidding me?, We’re talking about your sister!” Cole said with bulging eyes and Milicent closed her eyes for a minute before looking at Cole.
“I know she’s my sister but…..we don’t really get along, what do you want me to do?” Milicent shrugged her shoulders.
“She’s getting worse, Amelia mentioned something about her keeping kids in the basement……I don’t really know, I just want you to come with me, she needs her family more than ever” Cole mutters and Milicent’s eyes widened in shock.
“Keeping kids?” Milicent asked, walking into the living room and dropping the can she was holding.
“That’s why I want you to come back home with me, your sister needs you, Amelia needs you” Cole said and Milicent stared at him for a minute.
“She needs me?, Aurora doesn’t need me, I ran away from our family in our most trying times, she h@??s me” Milicent mumbles and Cole placed his hand on her shoulder.
“Trust me when I say she needs you, please” Cole mutters and Milicent stared at him. The guilt of running away from their family getting the bigger part of her.
“Let’s go…… I’m doing this for Amelia”
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She’s extremely beautiful, you wouldn’t even know something is wrong with her if she doesn’t show it.
Aurora stared at her reflection in the mirror, she’s done with her signature dressing, all red.
This time around she decided to dye her hair red, probably because she’s tired of playing with her new toy and needs a different look to get another one.
“He’s getting weak and can’t handle my teachings no more” Aurora laughed at her reflection, her beautiful set of white teeth glistening but there’s this mad look in her eyes.
Unknown to her, Amelia was standing by the opened door of her room, watching and listening to everything.
Aurora stared her face, grabbing a red lipstick and smushing it on her lips till it becomes dark red, despite the animalistic way she used in applying it, there’s no single trace of mistake……it molds perfectly to her lips.
“You are ready” she smiles at herself, then frowned, and then started laughing uncontrollably. Amelia’s eyes widened as she watched but she didn’t move.
Her Mother has officially lost it, she’s MAD!.
Aurora walked away from the mirror, her long pointy red heels clicking along with her calculative movements, her hair falling all the way to her waist, she’s indeed the most prettiest woman…… very beautiful. But deadly to the core.
Amelia grabbed the door frame, her fragile hands shaking as she watched Aurora opened her gaint wardrobe, scattering through it while mumbling words to herself.
Her Mother has gone mad for real this time!.
“What the…..” Amelia mutters at what she saw next……a gun!.
“I’m coming for you little boy…” Aurora mumbles and immediately Amelia tiptoed away, her heart racing heavily and Aurora turned sharply, her eyes scanning her room.
“Someone was here…” Aurora mumbles but soon shrugged it off as she steps out of her room with a gun, fully loaded. She walked towards the kitchen and turned on the gas.
“Where am I going to find someone as loyal as this one though?” Aurora mumbles, placing a kettle on the gas as she turned around. Her eyes meeting with the gun and she smiles while caressing it.
“But…..he still needs to go” she mumbles silently, her lips spreading in wide creppy smile.
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“No, I can’t let that happen” Amelia mumbles under her breath, she’s breathing heavily, her tiny legs are shaking as she walked towards the basement. She got to the door and opened it with the key.
Immediately her eyes widened as she saw a horrific sight.
“Byron!” She calls out in fear as she ran towards him, he’s laying almost lifeless, he’s barely opening his eyes at this point.
Byron slowly lifted his eye lids, he’s leaning on the wall, his whole body bruised and Amelia’s treatment isn’t taking any more effects on him, he needs a real doctor.
“When did she do this to you?” Amelia mumbles, tears rolling down her eyes as she falls on her knees, her pretty pink gown getting stained in the process.
“Some hours ago, and she mentioned something about me being weak and ending me, what does that mean?” Byron choked out, and Amelia quickly grabbed his hands and he winced.
“She’s going to ki|| you” Amelia mumbles with tears and Byron’s eyes twitched, watching Amelia cry makes him restless and……did she say ki||?.
“I knew it” Byron mumbles and Amelia leans closer, placing her hand on his cheek.
“I’m not going to let that happen” Amelia mumbles and Byron scoffed.
“What can you do?, You are so small, you think you can stop that demon?” Byron asked and Amelia bites her lips, he’s right.
He’s always right.
“Then, I will protect you from her, even though I might end up getting ki||ed” Amelia mutters as she pulled Byron on his feet.
“You wouldn’t do that” Byron almost yelled, both of them almost crying at this point as their childish banter continues.
“Yes I will!”
“No, you won’t!”
“Why do you care!?”
“Because…..I don’t know, I think I like seeing your face and if you get kîlled…….I will never see it again” Byron mumbles weakly, holding onto his rib region.
“You like seeing my face?” Amelia asked with a smile.
“Well, yes…… and you are very beautiful, even though you can be annoying sometimes” Byron mutters, looking away from Amelia. Her big blue eyes shining brightly.
“Tell you what….” Amelia said, taking his hands and interlocking her’s with his.
“What?” Byron asked with his usual poker face.
“If we happen to survive this place, I will be yours and nobody would be able to take me away from you” Amelia said childishly and Byron almost smiled……. almost.
“That’s a pretty serious thing to say, do you know what it means?” Byron asked, looking at her from head to toe.
“Yes, it means we get to be with each other forever, and no one can ever separate us” Amelia mumbles and Byron shakes his head.
“And what if you later don’t want that anymore?” Byron asked, his doubts lingering over his face.
“That’s why it’s a promise” Amelia said and Byron’s eyes widened slightly.
“Promise?”
“Yes, I promise, that’s if we ever get a chance to see each other again in the future” Amelia said with a smile and Byron nods.
He felt a tingling sensation in his hands as Amelia pulled him towards the door.
“I will get you out of here Byron” Amelia mutters but……. Aurora was already standing at the exit, watching them all along.
Amelia’s eyes widened as she saw her Mother, a sly smile on her face as she walked into the room and Amelia jolts backwards.
They started moving round till Amelia and Byron are now the ones backing the door.
“Let him go, I’m going to kîll him” Aurora mumbles and Amelia clutched onto Byron tightly.
“I’m not letting him go” Amelia mumbles, Byron is way too weak to stand properly.
“Is that so?” Aurora asked, pulling out the gun and points it directly at Byron, Amelia quickly steps in front of him.
“$h00t me instead….. just let him go” Amelia mumbles as tears rolls down her eyes and Aurora’s eyes widened.
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Cole and Milicent immediately entered the living room and noticed something was off, first…… there’s something burning inside the kitchen and second….. neither Keith, Aurora or Amelia can be found.
“Cole you have to call the fire department, the kitchen is almost burning down and it’s going to affect everything!” Milicent yelled and Cole nods as he brought out his phone.
“Where’s Keith?” Cole asked, walking towards the kitchen despite the smoke choking everyone.
“You search for him and I will go to the basement” Milicent probed, running through the back, she thought Cole was joking, indeed Aurora has gotten worse.
“Run!” Cole mutters as he walked into the kitchen and covered his nose, he already called the fire department, the smoke was getting bigger when he noticed something.
“Keith?” Cole mutters as he scrambled towards him, he’s tied up in a corner with duck tape on his mouth, immediately Cole yanked off the duck tape and started losing him.
“Aurora has finally gone mad!, I told you to lock her up in the asylum but you wouldn’t listen!” Keith mumbles as Cole freed him and they both ran out of the kitchen.
“I know, it’s my fault” Cole mutters, immediately they started running towards the back but when they got there……they met Byron laying outside on the ground but the door was locked.
“That’s the little boy Amelia was talking about” Cole mutters as he goes on his knees.
“He doesn’t look okay and….. where’s Milicent and Amelia?” Cole mutters.
“She shot Amelia…..” Byron mutters with tears before his eyes finally closed. Immediately sirens could be heard as the fire department arrived, the whole kitchen and some part of the living room is already down with the fire.
“Take him, I will find the spare keys to the basement” Cole mutters in agitation.
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Blood!…..so much fùcking blood!.
Amelia successfully pushed Byron out but immediately she turned around, Aurora shot her in the chest and she slumped to the ground.
Aurora’s eyes widened as she stared at Amelia, who’s currently struggling to breathe. Her blood everywhere and just then. Milicent ran inside and shut the door.
Big mistake!.
She didn’t know the situation before running inside, she only met Byron laying on the ground and decided to see what happened, and in the process she shuts the door.
Now, it’s just her, Aurora and Amelia…… who’s almost dying.
Aurora’s eyes widened as she saw Milicent, it’s been so long she saw her last.
“Amelia!” Milicent yelled, immediately going on her knees and pulling Amelia to herself, she’s losing so much blóod right now.
“Get away from my daughter!” Aurora yelled, pushing Milicent away and in the process the gun fell down and Milicent grabbed it with shaky hands.
“Aurora you shot her!” Milicent yelled, holding onto the gun, it’s not steady in her hands.
“I didn’t know when, i thought it would meet the boy and not Amelia!” Aurora mumbles, grabbing onto Amelia who’s eyes is still slightly open.
“I saved him Mother” Amelia said with a sheepish look as she winced in pains.
“I’m sorry Amelia, I didn’t know what I was doing, I’m so sorry!….. let’s get out of here before you die!” Aurora yelled but Milicent shakes her head. Pointing the gun at her.
“Leave her alone or I will $h00t” Milicent said, Amelia could barely keep her eyes open but she’s hearing everything, her chest is hurting badly.
“She’s my daughter”
“But you shot her”
“I didn’t do it intentionally”
“You are lying!, Aurora you aren’t normal and you are dangerous, you might do it to someone else again!” Milicent yelled.
“I am your sister!”
“I can’t be a sister to a mad woman!” Milicent probed and Aurora’s eyes turned red.
“Get out of the way, I’m saving my daughter and I will definitely ki|| you for what you just said” Aurora mumbles, getting on her knees to carry Amelia.
“Touch her and I will $h00t, I’m not bluffing!” Milicent yelled.
“She’s my daughter!” Aurora yelled, grabbing Amelia but a loud sound echoed.
No.
“Mother….?” Amelia mumbles in tears as she finally passed out. The blood dripping from her Mother’s head…..the shock and horrific expression on her face. Amelia couldn’t take it.
“No!….” Milicent yelled, immediately running and pushing Aurora’s dead body to the other side and placed the gun in her hand. She’s shaking at this point.
“I’m sorry sister, I didn’t mean to do it…..” Milicent mumbles, grabbing Amelia from the ground when the door opened and Cole ran inside. The shocking expression on his face as he saw his wife Dead and his daughter at the verge of dying.
“What happened?” Cole asked, he couldn’t hide his tears.
“She shot Amelia and…..shot herself as well” Milicent mutters as tears rolls down her eyes.
And that’s the very day her guilt started.
She did what she had to do.
Amelia was rushed to the hospital but needed a surgery to survive.
While Byron…… Byron was taken back to his family but his Mother was confirmed dead in an accident while looking for him.
Everything happened so fast. There was never a second thought to make the right decision.
Now you tell me, Was it a mistake or not?.
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🖤End of Memory flashback🖤
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Amelia eyes almost popped out of it’s socket. It’s all clear now, she knows everything now.
The crying lady on the swing represents her Mother…. who’s shocked that her sister ki||ed her.
The burning house represents her house while it caught on fire.
And the toddler….. represents…her.
All her nightmares are making sense now.
“I swear to God Amelia, I wasn’t left with much of a choice” Milicent probed. Her hands gluing to the door nob as she pulled on it hard.
“You ki||ed her, you knew she wasn’t normal, you could have just allowed her take me!” Amelia $h00ts, walking closer to Milicent.
“It was a mistake!”
“Oh was it!?”
“I was trying to protect you!”
“By ki||ing a mad woman!?”
“I’m sorry!” Milicent yelled but it was too late, Amelia already got to her and grabbed her neck.
Milicent’s eyes widened, Amelia’s grip on her neck is so strong, she can feel her life slipping away.
“Why didn’t you tell me?” Amelia asked, tears gathering and rolling down her eyes as she chokes Milicent.
Milicent’s eyes are almost out of it’s socket, she’s struggling and kicking Amelia but she wouldn’t budge instead her grip only becomes tighter.
“I was scared…..I didn’t want you to h@?? me” Milicent choked out.
“You are lying again!” Amelia pressed harder, her nails digging into Milicent’s neck as blood started ozzing out.
“I’m not lying…. I’m not…” Milicent’s eyes are already becoming watterly, her vision getting blurry, her breath becoming ragged as she saw her life flashing before her very eyes.
Amelia suddenly held her chest as she staggered backwards, and Milicent falls to the ground, coughing repeatedly as she held her neck, her blood everywhere.
“Amelia!” Milicent’s eyes widened and despite her condition, she crawled towards her and pulled her to herself.
Amelia’s eyes are closed but her breathing is ragged, her body is very hot, so hot that Milicent had to stop touching her.
Her heart condition has resurfaced again.
“I’m so sorry for everything, I didn’t mean to hurt you” Milicent’s eyes pureed and the door flunged open, Cole and Byron entering, his eyes widened as he saw Amelia almost lifeless on the ground.
“What happened?” Byron asked, immediately taking Amelia from Milicent’s grip and lifting her off the ground with ease, her body is burning hot but Byron didn’t mind.
“We need to take her to the hospital” Milicent mumbles, her neck hurting badly.
“We need to take her now!”
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Amelia slowly opened her eyes, it’s as if it was glued shut, the difficulty in opening them becomes evident as she groans.
“Oh my God!, She’s awake!” A familiar voice calls out, Amelia knew that voice and it’s so familiar, she tried opening her eyes again but she couldn’t.
It’s heavy……
“Call the doctor!” Another familiar voice yelled out and Amelia shakes her head from side to side, her entire head region hurting badly.
Loud footsteps could be heard, followed by the door banging shut, she felt a pair of hands on her body but she can’t open her eyes. It’s really difficult, it’s like a heavy rock is being placed on her body.
The door opened again and she felt someone touched her forehead, she squinted with her eyes closed, feeling the cold hands on her forehead and she slowly pulled her lids open. Fúck it!.
“Fúck!…” Amelia groaned loudly, the light meeting with her eyes and she quickly closed them.
Soft murmuring sounds could be heard, they are all familiar.
“Ms Amelia, can you hear me?” A thick voice asked and Amelia worked her dried lungs up and down, trying to find the right words.
“Y….yes” she mumbles, she heard someone clapped in excitement.
“Good, now open your eyes” the voice said again and Amelia nods, inhaling deeply as she slowly and carefully opened her eyes. Her vision becoming blurry but soon…… everything became clear.
She’s in a hospital.
“Can you sit up?” The voice which obviously belongs to the doctor asked and Amelia slowly placed her hands on each side of the bed and sits up properly.
Immediately she looks around and a small smile plastered on her face.
“Kimberly?…. Roxy?…. Maya?” Amelia called carefully, her head still hurts a little.
“Finally!” Kimberly grins and the girls giggled.
“How are you feeling now?” The doctor asked and Amelia looks at him.
“I’m fine” Amelia said and the doctor nods while facing the girls.
“Try not to stress her much, she’s still recovering from the shock” the doctor said as he walked away and Kimberly was the first to hug her.
“I missed you so much, it’s been a whole fùcking week!” Kimberly cried out and Amelia’s eyes widened as she pulled away from Kimberly.
“A week?” Amelia asked with surprise.
“Yes, you’ve been in coma for a week, you know…. because of your heart condition you didn’t bother to tell us about” Roxy said, slightly offended.
“I’m sorry, I should have told you guys” Amelia bites her lips.
“I thought we were all friends and we shouldn’t hide stuff from each other, I feel betrayed” Maya said, moving closer and Amelia pouted.
“Same here, but it’s okay, you are awake and that’s all that matters” Kimberly mutters with joy as the door creaked open.
Immediately all eyes landed on the door and Amelia’s face turned stone cold, her smiling face vanishing into thin air as she glared at Milicent.
“What are you doing here?” Amelia asked with a frown.
“To say my final goodbye, and to also tell you that I’m sorry” Milicent probed, her eyes pouring as the girls paved way for her to come closer but not too close.
“Sorry won’t bring back my dead Mother” Amelia said, her heart getting heavier by the minute.
“I know, honestly, your Mother and I never had a good relationship as sisters, she was always against my ideas, she never gave us a chance to bond, even when I decided to run away, she never supported me but that very day when I saw you laying in your own pool of blóod….I couldn’t take it, I just had to do something, and I’m sorry” Milicent poured her heart out and everyone watched her.
“Some mistakes can’t be forgiven” Amelia choked out, trying her very best not to cry.
“Which is why I’m leaving, I can’t live with the guilt of seeing your face after everything, and now that you know……I know things won’t be the same between us ever again” Milicent furthered, her eyes red with tears.
“Amelia…..it was a mistake, you have to forgive her” Kimberly mutters and Amelia closed her eyes.
“I’m just sad that you didn’t tell me what happened, I don’t really have anything against you” Amelia mutters as well, looking away from Milicent.
“I will miss you, good bye” Milicent probed, turning away from Amelia as she walked towards the door.
“I will miss you too” Amelia mutters silently, her tears finally falling from her eyes. Despite everything, Milicent still has her best interest at heart.
“Oh and….I was wrong, Byron really is the perfect man for you, I’m sorry for coming in between the both of you” Milicent mumbles and Amelia nods slightly.
The urge to hug her one more time overwhelming Amelia and Milicent noticed it too, that look in her eyes as Amelia pulled her hands out for a hug.
A wash of relief escaped Milicent’s face as she hurriedly walked towards her and claimed the hug. Both of them crying and just letting it all out.
“This is so beautiful” Roxy mutters as she nudged Maya.
“Gosh!, I’m crying” Kimberly mutters, wiping her own tears.
“I’m truly sorry for everything Amelia, I truly am” Milicent’s voice broke at the edge as the hug lasted for minutes.
But there was one thing bugging her mind, she needs to see him……. where’s Byron?.
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Byron stood in front of the Amelia’s ward room, the unesy look on his face as he held a beautiful black box, a box which contains a beautiful proposal ring.
Byron is weird, so you shouldn’t be surprised that he wants to propose to Amelia right there in the hospital, he doesn’t care and……he just needs to do it now.
He has been planning this for sometime now.
“You look restless” Cole’s voice said from behind and Byron looks at him, a small smile plastered on his face.
“I want to take a big step…..I feel nervous ” Byron mutters, the girls and Milicent left some hours ago so it’s just Amelia in the room. According to them she’s doing very fine.
He still hasn’t seen her, after the doctor confirmed she would be waking up that very day, he has been planning on how to propose properly.
“I felt that same way too when I wanted to propose to her Mother, despite knowing her answer I….I still felt nervous, she was a very beautiful woman” Cole mutters, his heart saddened a little bit as he remembers his late wife.
Immediately Byron noticed that Cole is nothing like his father, he actually loves Aurora.
“And she gave birth to a very beautiful daughter, I’m lucky to have her in my life” Byron mutters and Cole smiles at him.
“Just go for it, I’m sure she would say yes” Cole mutters and Byron inheals deeply as he held the door nob.
“I hope she does” Byron mutters, after remembering her memories, he has been having a second thought about everything.
“Sure and……I can’t wait to help my son-in-law start his new life with my daughter” Cole mutters with a smile and Byron felt his heart melt.
He opened the door and immediately Amelia’s eyes landed on him, she immediately sits up, everything about their pasts started flooding in as she watched him walked up to her.
That little boy has turned out to be her backbone, her peace, her EVERYTHING.
“Byron……I thought you didn’t want to see me” Amelia mutters with a sad pout and he sits besides her on the bed, stroking her hair behind her ears.
“You know that’s impossible, I have been here since the first day you got admitted, I have been watching you and praying for you to get back on your feet” Byron mutters, placing a kiss on her forehead and Amelia smiles.
“I remember everything now, it’s so….difficult to adjust” Amelia mutters and Byron pulled her closer to himself.
“You remember everything?” He asked as he pulled the box out and Amelia’s eyes trails in curiously.
“Yes, everything” she mumbles silently, she watched him take her right hand, pulled out the previous ring and flings it across the room.
“Are you sure you remember everything?” He asked again, opening the black box and Amelia’s eyes widened in shock, it’s a beautiful silver ring, even more beautiful than the previous one.
“Yes, I remember….. what are you doing?” She asked and he takes the ring, kissed it and aligned it to her beautiful finger.
Amelia simply stared at him, her eyes never leaving his face even for a minute.
“I guess it’s time you fulfill your promise then” he said and immediately realization hits her and she smiles brightly.
“Of me being yours if we ever meet in the future?” Amelia asked with a smile and Byron nods.
“You said nothing will ever separate us, no matter what and I want to keep that forever, I want to keep YOU FOREVER” Byron muttered, his true emotions blooming endlessly.
Amelia chuckles as tears almost blinded her eyes.
“I love you Byron, I have always loved you and yes, let’s keep that promise” Amelia mutters, finally confessing her feelings and Byron slid the ring into her finger, her eyes watering immediately.
“I don’t just love you, I’m obsessed with you and I don’t even care about anything…. just you” Byron mutters and Amelia kissed him.
This is the first time she’s initiating a kiss and she can’t possibly wish for anything better. He’s her world and despite the fact that they met in a really disturbing situation……they managed to grow fond of each other. Her fingers finding it’s way into his hair as she pulled on it, taking control for the first time and he’s letting her do so effortlessly.
Surrendering himself to her touch, the feel of her lips brushing and nibbling against it, her tongue rolling around as she explores every single inch of his mouth. It feels so good to let go for once.
“What’s going on here?” Roxy asked immediately she stepped in on the kissing couple while carrying some bags. Her eyes scanning the whole place as Byron finally let’s go of Amelia.
“We’re getting married!” Amelia and Byron said at the same time and Roxy’s eyes widened.
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TBC.