The-Wrong-Bride-Ares--Raven’s-story-(Maura,-Catharina)_bibis

Chapter Thirty-Four
RAVEN
No matter what I do, I can’t get last night out of my mind. The way he touched me… he knew exactly
what he was doing to me as he massaged my thighs. What would have happened if I’d just turned
around? Would he have taken my body the way I’ve fantasized he would?
I bite down on my lip as I think back to the way he teased me. He played my body expertly,
slowly pushing me further and further while pretending to do nothing but massaging, until I couldn’t
hold on anymore.
I run a hand through my hair and clench my thighs, trying my best to keep my mind off Ares and
failing miserably. With each passing day, I crave him more.
A soft knock sounds on my door, and I look up in surprise. “Raven?” A chill runs down my spine
when Hannah walks into my office. “Hi,” she says softly. She hesitates for a moment before walking
over to the seat in front of my desk. She sits down opposite me and smiles.
“Hi,” I repeat, my response delayed.
Hannah looks exhausted and heartbroken, more so than I’ve ever seen her look before, and it fills
me with overwhelming guilt.
“I’m sorry,” she says, her voice so soft that I nearly missed it. “I… I should’ve come to see you
sooner, Rave. I haven’t been in a good state of mind recently. I guess it took me a bit of time to think
everything through, you know? When I walked away from Ares, I just… I guess I didn’t quite realize
what I was doing. I’d postponed the wedding so many times, and I’d gotten away with it. I thought it’d
be the same this time.”
I look down at my lap and inhale deeply. “But it wasn’t.”
“No,” she says. “It wasn’t.”
I force myself to look up and face her. “I told you, Han. I begged you to reconsider.”
“I know. I know, Rave. What do you want me to say? That you were right?”
I shake my head and look away. “No, Hannah. Of course not.”
“You’re mad at me too, aren’t you?”
I bite down on my lip and shake my head. “I was, initially. Now? I don’t even know how I’m
feeling now. I guess I’m just hurt and disappointed. You may have broken Ares’s heart, Hannah, but
you broke mine too. You didn’t listen to any of my concerns and played with my life without any