s in Cape Town, towards the city. Usually she would go to Newlands and spend the day with Rick and Lisa... but she knew that it was the first place Alex would look. He knew how limited her social lif

ely wanted, it was to escape from her life. So she spent her day, going from one cinema to the next; laughing, crying, cr

started trembling. She didn't know what to expect from Alex... she had never seen him display anything other than icy control, even in bed but it was the first time she had ever done anything like this and while she knew he would never physically hurt her, she also knew that emotionally, his potential to hurt her was unlimited. S

shoulders in his huge hands and backed her up until she was leaning against the door. It took her a few seconds to get over her disorientation and realise that he wasn't hurting her

she flinched slightly at the contact but they remained gentle, moving to cup her jaw, his large thumbs brushing over her cheeks. Her breathing became ragged when he leaned toward her, dipping his head closer to hers... he was so near now she could feel his clean, warm breath on her face. He tilted her jaw slightly and she groaned, aching for his lips on hers, wanting it so des

him as reality brought her back down to earth with a thump. He let her go and she slid down the

had allowed him to affect her to such an extent that she would fall at his feet. She

arried? Fine. But I refuse to let you walk all over me

rowled with tight control and she gasped, stung. "I have no respect for you, Tessy... not ev

When she came back to herself, she realised that he had her in his arms, her back to his front, her wrists in his hands and her arms crossed over her chest. They were both out of breath and she realised that there were terrible mewling sounds coming from the back of her throat, the wo

how of rubbing them, even though he hadn't hurt her at all... instead; she seemed to have inflicted most of the damage on both of them. A few of her nails were broken and her fists were bruised from when she had managed to land a few angry punches against his hard body. She turned around to face him and was sh

ed down at the bruises and broken nails. She snatched her hand from his; she was not sure what this weird act was about and definitely did not trust it

while he hadn't ever said the words, she knew that he blamed her for the baby she had lost early on in their marriage. The fact that she hadn't c

pered, ignoring the apology

She was intensely aware of his eyes boring into her back as she walked away