A lesson in seduction

The door slammed shut behind him, leaving me in the candlelit room, the sound echoing through the silence like a gunshot. I was alone with my thoughts, my heart racing and my body trembling with a mix of fear and something else. I didn't know what it was, but it was powerful, a cocktail of emotions that I had never felt before. I sat on the bed, my legs still trembling from the effort of holding them open, the warmth from the candles doing nothing to ease the coldness that had seeped into my bones. I looked around the opulent room, the fur throws and velvet cushions that had seemed so inviting now just a mockery of the comfort I craved. Where had I gone wrong? Was it my fault for letting myself be lured here by the promise of a better life? Or was it Alex's betrayal, the way he'd used me and tossed me aside like a dirty rag? Or maybe it was my own naivety, thinking that I could escape my past and start anew. Tears streamed down my face, hot and bitter, as I lay on the plush bed. I coul