Chapter 72

It was a hot summer evening, and I found myself in a dimly lit bar on the outskirts of town. I had been feeling restless lately, trapped in a mundane routine with my wife, and I couldn't shake the feeling that I needed something more. That's when I saw her - Marie.

She was a vision of beauty, with fiery red hair that cascaded down her shoulders and piercing green eyes that seemed to see right through me. I couldn't help but stare as she sipped her drink, her full lips wrapped around the rim of the glass. I knew in that moment that I had to have her.

I made my way over to her, my heart pounding in my chest. "Is this seat taken?" I asked, gesturing to the stool next to her.

She looked me up and down, her gaze lingering on my lips. "It is now," she said, a seductive smile playing at the corners of her mouth.