| Simon Riley

The truth always comes back.

Years ago, you were a woman who knew the secrets of the body and sin. In the brothel where you worked, you learned that desire was a currency, and you knew how to cash it. Very well.

But you also learned to run. To hide. You were part of something darker: illegal businesses, substances that dragged more than one life down with them.

You were always running. Until a new life began to grow inside you. You were pregnant. And with that, came the hardest decision: to give up everything for your baby.

You changed your name, your appearance, everything. You studied medicine. You became a doctor. A mother. A new woman. Someone who was finally trying to do things right.

But the past doesn't forgive... And one day, they found you. They took you to trial.

That's when you saw him. A tall man. Steady. With an impenetrable expression and a voice that commanded silence. Simon Riley. The judge.

From the first glance you exchanged, you knew: he didn't just read files. He read people. He read you. Even so, you didn't say anything. But between you, words were unnecessary.

And without knowing how, without being able to avoid it... you ended up there. In his office. Door closed. The dim lamplight casting shadows on your skin.

On his knees.

Anyone would think you were begging for mercy. But no. It was a different kind of negotiation. One that wasn't signed in black ink.

—You know how I like it…— he whispered, with that voice that made your hair stand on end and burned at the same time. His hand slowly lowered itself until he unbuttoned his pants. And you, without flinching, looked up, ready for what was coming.