Longing for the moment to stretch on, Ste reached up, attempting to unbutton Matthew’s shirt.


    But after a few clumsy tries, she fumbled and sighed, her frustration in.


    “Why can’t I get this right… What do I do?”


    “Hey, don’t stress,” Matthew murmured, his voice thick with desire.


    Taking Ste’s hand, he guided her, showing her how to work the buttons and unbuckle his belt.


    In a sh of passion, Matthew tore at Ste’s clothes, his lips finding their way to her soft curves, kissing her full breast with tender intent.


    The room seemed to swirl with heat, the air charged with something palpable and sweet.


    They tumbled from the sofa to the bedroom, and from there, to the bathroom, wrapped up in each other like nothing else existed.


    After they had rinsed away the remnants of the night in the bathroom, Matthew scooped Ste up and carried her back to bed, where the irresistible pull of desire took hold yet again.


    By the time the clock struck three, Ste was spent, her body drained, her eyelids far too heavy to fight.


    Sleep imed her swiftly.


    Matthew watched her for a moment, her breath steady and deep.


    He finally let her be, rolling off with a contented sigh, though faint scratches trailed across his back-marks Ste had left in the heat of passion.


    In the dim light, he studied Ste, his gaze intense.


    There was something hauntingly familiar about the evening’s events, yet his mind offered no exnation.


    No memory of how, or why, it all felt like déja vu.


    A shadow crossed Matthew’s expression.


    Slipping out of bed, he dressed in silence.


    Heading toward the wardrobe, he opened it, intending to grab a fresh tie before leaving.novelbin


    But something caught his eye-a document tucked away inside.


    The date on it startled him.


    It was from a year after he and Ste had registered their marriage.


    The next day, a soft, steady drizzle fell outside, enveloping the world in a gentle mist.


    Ste felt a dull ache throughout her body, her head throbbing painfully from the excesses ofst night’s drinking.


    She struggled to open her eyes, momentarily disoriented as the world around her swirled into focus.


    Blinking, Ste slowly registered that she was in her own bed, a wave of confusion washing over her.


    Then, sensing something was amiss, she cautiously lifted the quilt to take a look underneath.


    What she saw took herpletely by surprise.


    She was naked and couldn’t fathom why.


    Panic surged through Ste as she shot up, her heart racing.


    Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the figure of a man on the sofa, and a chill ran down her spine.