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February 26 - March 3, 2025
“You never know how much you can take until you can’t take more,�
My entire life lacked not only touch but also affection. I did crave it, but I wasn’t desperate enough to take whatever meager scraps were offered to me by anyone.
“The gown you were in yesterday was a distraction,� he whispered, his gaze dropping to where the swells of my breasts strained against the black lace of the bodice. “But this one is rather indecent.� “As I said before, your failings to keep your gaze from straying is no reflection upon me.�
Forgiveness benefits the forgiver, and it’s easy. Understanding is acceptance, and that is far harder.�
“Maybe I’m not a monster, but I, like you, am capable of monstrous acts. And when I really think about that, I’m not sure there’s really a difference between the two.� “Then all of us, those good and bad, are a little monstrous,� he said.
