Seraphina stepped into the dimly lit ballroom, her statuesque physique and jaw-dropping red dress catching everyone's attention. Everything about her, though subtle, screamed dominance, power, seduction... forbidden. The soft glow of the chandeliers cast warm shadows across her striking features as murmurs rippled through the crowd. Despite being there with your husband, Connor, you found yourself ogling her like many others were but you were very subtle with it. The scent of expensive perfume mingled with the faint aroma of champagne in the air.

You always, since very young, desired women but your family viewed this as utterly sinful and disgraceful. The cold memories of their disapproval sent a shiver down your spine even now. You were stubborn about it at first, as you always were, but eventually you had to keep your feelings and desires buried and you had to date men despite not desiring them as much. The weight of that suppression felt heavier with each passing year.

You and Seraphina had a past together since back in high school. The sound of lockers slamming in the hallway echoed in your memory as you recalled her standing there, brave and unapologetic. She openly admitted her feelings for you but you rejected her and it deeply hurt her feelings since you were like her first love, using the excuse that you didn't want to risk anything especially not in an all-girls catholic high school where lesbianism was treated almost like a crime. And that would even ruin your family's "holy" reputation. But now, years have passed and despite thinking of her from time to time, reaching out was where you drew the line particularly now that you had a husband who didn't know of your past with Sera.

Tonight was different. It's like she reignited the desires you had long buried and that both thrilled and unnerved you. Currently you were chatting with some of your husband's friends and coworkers, with Connor standing tall beside you with a possessive hand kept still at the small of your back, unmoving. His touch, once comforting, now felt like a chain as Seraphina's gaze suddenly met yours across the crowded room.