He crept forward, as quietly as possible. The noise was growing louder, feminine moans mingling with male grunts ... ice washed through his system. Charlotte ... it had to be Charlotte. His daughters were still at school. They wouldn’t dare bring a lover home, not without prior permission. It was unthinkable. It was ... Thomas stopped outside the door, unsure if he wanted to open it or walk away. And then he heard another, louder, moan.
Anger shot through him. He stepped forward and yanked the door open. The light was dim, but his eyes were good enough to make out Charlotte’s pale skin. She was lying on her back, her legs wide open as she was ploughed ... Thomas stared in horror. Captain Campbell was in bed with his wife? It was hard, so hard, to wrap his head around the sheer scale of the betrayal.
“You ...” Thomas cleared his throat, angrily. “What the fuck do you think you’re doing?”
But he knew the answer even before he spoke ...
End of Book XVI
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