Celine_Cheng

Warning : 18+ reader only.

( This story contains explicit sexual content, taboo relationships, and sensual themes. If you’re the type who gets offended by forbidden love or you feel this story violates your personal boundaries, do not proceed. By continuing, you acknowledge that you are of legal age and consenting to engage with adult content at your own discretion. )

Nakagawa Haruki thought marriage would bring him happiness. He had been in love with Satomi since high school, and after years of struggling together, they finally built a stable life. But stability came with a price.

Satomi was always busy. Work became her priority, and Haruki… was left behind. The warmth of their relationship faded, and intimacy became a distant memory. Nights felt colder, the bed emptier—even when she was right beside him.

Loneliness gnawed at him.

Then everything changed when Satomi’s family invited him to stay at their luxurious home.

That was the first time he truly saw her mother.

Kyouko.

Beautiful. Elegant. Younger-looking than her own daughter. And for the first time in years, Haruki felt something awaken inside him—something dangerous, something forbidden.

Living under the same roof, two lonely souls cross paths. And as Haruki struggles with his emotions, one question lingers in his mind:

What happens when the one who understands you most… is the one you should never desire?

A Love I Shouldn't Feel

As the elevator doors slid shut behind them, the quiet of the hallway wrapped around Kyouko and Haruki like a veil.

They walked side by side, the only sound their soft footsteps on the carpet.

Kyouko held the keycard gently, her thoughts drifting.

Just the two of them, all night, in each other's arms.

He would've kissed every inch of me.

We would've made love until sunrise—again, and again.

Just imagining his touch made her skin feel warm.

We could've enjoyed each other's bodies… completely.

Her hand trembled slightly as she reached for the door.

She glanced at Haruki—he hadn't said a word.

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