Chapter 1

Married to a military officer for six months, we had only truly been intimate once.

On our wedding night, I was flushed with shyness, and he, flustered, got a nosebleed and fumbled, completely lost.

It was a first for both of us, and we struggled until dawn, unable to consummate our marriage.

It wasn't until four months ago, when he came home for the holidays.

He proudly declared he’d learned a lot from his buddies, swearing he wouldn't hurt me.

That night, we were at it until dawn.

As daylight broke, I was half-asleep but he woke me again, and I whispered, begging:

"Officer, I really can't go on..."

He held me tight, his scorching breath hot on my ear:

"What did you call me? Hmm?"

He was thrusting so hard, I was almost in tears, and weakly managed:

"Husband..."

That only fueled his passion further, and we didn't leave the house for five days straight.

After he returned to his unit, I discovered I was pregnant.

I decided to tell him in person, but instead, I walked right into him passionately kissing his lover by the lake.

Reeling from the devastating blow, I collapsed onto the bed and cried all night.

Then, I wrote out the divorce papers.