Chapter 25. Faked Smile

Michelle flipped around when she felt the sunshine peeping through the curtains. She let out a gasp, feeling the throbbing pain in her head.

"Where am I?" she asked herself.

Her eyes surveyed the room. She drew in a breath, seeing the familiar stuff in the secret room with her husband. Everything that happened last night began to replay in her mind in the blink of an eye, from how Ethan saved her from a perverted man in the bar, to how she teased him inside the car, and how she initiated everything until they ended up warming each other on the bed.

"Fuck," was the only word she could utter.

She palmed her face and could not help but wince. She could feel the sourness of the spot in between her legs, which served as a reminder of her insanity. Michelle then began pulling her hair, and was completely dismayed by her own actions.

"I will never go to drink again... as in never... goddammit," she whispered helplessly.

Her heart rate picked up as soon a