Sensitive material ahead —this Chapter includes themes of child abuse and grooming, which may be upsetting for some readers.
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Natalie was as still as a tree. No, she wasn’t even breathing at this point as Kate approached her.
"You don’t seem to be excited to see me after all this time," Kate said with a mean moue, obviously disappointed by her attitude.
"But don’t worry," she said, "I missed you."
Then she cupped Natalie’s face and kissed her. It wasn’t a simple and chaste kiss that was exchanged during greetings. No, it was a full-blown kiss with tongue.
Natalie did not respond. She was just frozen on the spot as the woman took the pleasure she needed from her. Even when Kate sensed she wasn’t being responsive, she didn’t stop. Instead, she moaned, pressing herself further against her body, trying to turn her on.
By some will, she managed to push her away. "I-I don’t want to," Natalie stammered, the usual confidence she was known for, gone.
"Why?" Kate’s eyes flashed with annoyance. "Don’t you want me anymore?"
She wanted to yell at Kate. To scream at her. Perhaps even punch her face. But for some reason, she couldn’t. All she managed to mutter was, "This is wrong."
At least she knew now. No, for a while. But it had taken her time to get over her. To realize that her stepmother had groomed her for life.
Natalie’s mother died when she was ten. Then just a few months along the line, her father had married Kate. And yes, him remarrying was her fault.
After her mother’s death, she had been a little difficult. Always crying and throwing tantrums at her father. But she was a little child who had lost her mother and wanted a little attention from her father. But he was never there. Work came first for David, above every other thing.
So after a terrible fight with her father one night, with her demanding for her mother, David made her wish come true. He married Kate.
Of course, she had never liked Kate and made things difficult for her. But her father’s second wife was patient and incredibly great with kids. It wasn’t long before Natalie warmed up to her and they became best of friends.
Finally, things were better again, or so Natalie thought.
It had begun with chaste kisses on the cheeks and then on the lips. Then one day, she kissed her fully on the lips. It left her stunned and befuddled. But Kate had smiled and told her, "Remember, I love you best."
Her younger self had not thought much about it even though it felt weird. Moreover, her relationship with her father was distant and practically non-existent. Even as a kid, deep down, her younger self knew it was wrong and never mentioned it to her friends. Only Kate loved her. What if Kate got in trouble because of what she said? She’d have no one else by her side.
Kate did not kiss her like that again until months later. This time when Kate kissed her, she introduced the tongue, saying, "This is how you should kiss a guy..." She winked at her. "...or a girl in the future. Mummy is just giving you a headstart."
This time, curiosity played a role. What more tips could Kate give her? Just like that, she began to enjoy the kisses a little too much. Kate was good at the games she played because the kisses did not come as often. Like a junkie on adrenaline, she sought it out and was practically overjoyed any day Kate did her the favors.
On her thirteenth birthday, Kate had decided on a private birthday for her. That night on Avax’s cruise ship, Kate had narrated to her how much she wanted a child. But David didn’t want any: Natalie was enough for him.
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