

Please, Restrain Yourself
Betrayed by her fiancé and sister, Anna Hamilton finds solace in unexpected places after a night of drunken recklessness. But a chance encounter with a mysterious man leaves her questioning everything. Can she reclaim her dignity and heart, or will she be forever bound by the choices made in the shadows?The chill of a late evening in Johaness City seeped into Anna Hamilton's bones as she stood before Bryan Dawson’s imposing mansion. Her fingers, trembling slightly, clutched her phone, the anonymous text message – an insidious iris blooming on her screen – burned into her mind.
“Would you like to see your fiance’s true face? If so, come to his mansion.”
Pushing open the ornate door, the first sight that greeted her was a pair of carelessly discarded high heels, followed by a lacy dress draped tellingly on the bedroom stairs. A dreadful image solidified in her mind, a premonition of shattered trust.
Each step up the grand staircase was a shard of glass in her chest. The sight of Bryan’s light blue shirt, a recent birthday gift from her, lying crumpled outside the bedroom door, extinguished the last flicker of hope. He had worn it that very morning, smiling warmly, holding 99 roses, promising forever.
The bedroom door was ajar, and from within, a woman’s moan mingled with a man’s heavy breathing. Bryan’s voice, hoarse with lust, pierced her heart. Then, the woman’s coquette voice: “Bryan… we shouldn’t… It’s not fair… It’s not fair for my sister…”
And Bryan’s chilling reply: “She is just a boring old white swan, how can she compete with a little devil like you! If it weren’t for her being the eldest daughter of the Hamilton family, I never would have gotten engaged with her! Come, baby. Let’s continue…”
The woman was Chloe Hamilton, her own younger sister. Anna's world imploded.
