As the evening wore on, Lina and Lucas found themselves caught in a web of awkward tension, each consumed by their own conflicting emotions and the thought of staying in the same room for the first time after their unplanned tryst.
Lina fidgeted with her napkin, unable to meet Lucas's gaze, her mind racing with thoughts of how to get through this uncomfortable situation.
Lucas, on the other hand, couldn't help but steal glances at Lina whenever he thought she wasn't looking. The memory of their night together played on a loop in his mind, igniting a fire within him that he struggled to contain.
Things between them were not easy as Lina was his contracted wife. He had forced her into marrying him and their relationship was not that of a happily married couple. They were partners. Busin
