She looked up at me, eyes huge and glistening like dark pools under the moonlight, voice dropping to something serious, almost accusatory, laced with desperation. "I want you to be responsible for me. "
"Itâs obvious... You took advantage of me. You... you took my virginity there, in that way, and now... now I canât just pretend it didnât happen. You owe me something for that."
"Mira, I..."
She cut me off, anger flaring again, though it trembled on the edge of heartbreak, her hands clenching into fists at her sides. "Am I... am I not as good as Sister Angela? Tell me... Am I not beautiful? Not worthy? Is that why youâre acting like this was nothing?"
Before I could answer, she closed the distance in a rush, tears spilling freely now as a dam had burst. She grabbed my handâstronger than I expected, her grip hot and clammyâand pressed it hard against her chest, forcing my palm over the soft, heavy swell of her breast.
I could feel her nipple stiffen instantly under the thin fabric, poking insistently against my skin like a silent plea, her heartbeat hammering wildly as if trying to escape her ribcage.
I yanked my hand back like Iâd been scalded, eyes widening in mock horror. "Mira... what are you doing? It was all a mistake... we canât... this isnât right."
Her face crumpled completely, like a fragile thing shattering. She started crying harderâgreat, heaving sobs that shook her whole body, her shoulders trembling as she wrapped her arms around herself again.
"I have no one... Even my husband abandoned me years ago, left me like trash... my childrenâthey donât like me, they blame me for everything... Tell me... now even you... Donât want me? After what you did? You made me feel... something, for the first time in forever, and now youâre just going to walk away?"
She looked up at me through wet lashes, voice breaking into a shy, desperate whisper that carried on the night breeze. "Arenât you a god...? Why canât you have more than one wife...? Are you willing to accept me...? Please, Dexter... I donât have anyone else. You broke me open tonight... now fix it."
I studied her thenâreally studied her, letting the moment stretch. The broken pieces shining in her eyes, the way sheâd melted under me earlier, begging silently even as she protested.
She was shattered enough that all she could see now was meâmy power, my control, the promise of something solid in a world that had left her adrift and aching.
I softened my expression, reaching out to cup her face gently, my thumbs brushing away the hot tears streaming down. "Mira... donât cry."
I wiped her tears with deliberate slowness, tracing the paths down her cheeks, then pulled her into my arms. She fit against me perfectlyâsoft, trembling, needy, her body molding to mine like it had been waiting for this.
I pressed my lips to her forehead, lingering there, inhaling the salty scent of her skin mixed with the sea.
"Do you really want to be my wife...?" I murmured against her hair, voice low and intimate.
She noddedâstubborn, serious, no hesitation now, her chin digging into my chest as she clung tighter.
I tilted her chin up and kissed her properly this timeâslow, claiming, my tongue sliding past her lips to taste the salt of her tears and the lingering sweetness underneath, mingled with the faint musk from earlier. \
She moaned softly into my mouth, her hands fisting my shirt. When I pulled back, I let my voice drop into something darker, possessive, my hand sliding down to cup her ass possessively.
"From now on, youâre mine... and youâre not allowed to think of any other men. Otherwise..."
I spun her slightly in my arms, brought my hand down hard across her already sore assâphhhhatâthe smack echoing sharply off the rocks, louder than before in the open air.
Mira yelped, high and startled, her body jolting against mine. "Aaaah... hmm... it hurts... there... youâve already slapped me so much tonight..."
She pouted adorably, rubbing the spot where my earlier slaps had left her skin hot, tender, and marked with red handprints that throbbed with every heartbeat, the pain mingling with a fresh wave of heat between her thighs.
I chuckled low in my throat, deep and rumblingâthen froze solid.
Miraâs face went pale in an instant, all color draining like sheâd seen a ghost. Her eyes widened, flicking over my shoulder. I turned slowly.
Angela and Lisa stood at the mouth of the cave, silhouetted against the dim amber glow from inside, their figures sharp in the moonlight.
Theyâd followed us. Quietly. Watched everything unfold like silent spectators to our little drama. Angelaâs arms were crossed tightly over her chest, her expression unreadable for a heartbeatâthen cracking into something dangerously sharp, her eyes narrowing in pretend fury.
"Mira... I didnât expect you to really seduce my husband and try to take him away from me..." Angela said, her voice laced with mock anger, stepping forward with deliberate slowness, her bare feet sinking into the sand. "Here I am, thinking weâre all just trying to survive this hijacking nightmare, and youâre out here in the dark, pressing his hand to your tits, begging him to make you his wife? What kind of sneaky little slut are you?"
Miraâs knees buckled as theyâd turned to water. She shook her head frantically, voice cracking into desperate pleas, her hands fluttering uselessly in the air. "No, Sister Angela... donât... Itâs a misunderstanding... I... I didnât mean to... he thought I was you at first, and then... then things just happened! I was scared, I didnât know what to do!"
Angela huffed dramatically, tossing her hair over her shoulder, her eyes flashing with teasing fire. "Misunderstanding? Oh, please. Weâre not blindâor deaf. I heard everything from the cave."
"Letting him shove his cock in your ass without a peep until you couldnât take it anymore? And now out here, crying about how no one wants you, grabbing his hand like a desperate whore? You think I didnât see you pouting when he slapped that fat ass of yours? Youâre practically dripping for him right in front of me!"
Lisa snickered from behind, leaning against the cave wall with arms crossed, her smirk wicked in the moonlight. "Yeah, Mira, that was some performance. âArenât you a god? Canât you have more than one wife?â Real subtle. Youâve been eye-fucking him since we got stranded here."