Chapter 1

My wife is a high-profile psychologist. She specializes in adolescent mental health and developmental issues.

But because her first love's son has a psychological block regarding women, she decided to step in. She wanted to be his first sexual awakening teacher.

I refused to agree to such madness. She just sneered at me, saying, "You're so backwards. I'm a professional, and this is medical treatment."

Eventually, she ignored my pleas and went to him anyway. That was the moment I filed for divorce. Now, she's on her knees, begging for a second chance.

1

"Auntie Gwen, what's happening to me?" Early in the morning, Caleb burst into our bedroom holding a pair of damp boxers.

Gwen and I were in the middle of an intimate moment. We weren't expecting a college-aged boy to charge in without knocking.

I scrambled to pull the quilt over us, my face burning with rage. "Get the hell out of here!" I barked.

Caleb is the son of Colton, Gwen's first love. He supposedly has an avoidant personality disorder, which is why Gwen brought him into our home for private therapy.

I didn't expect him to be this disrespectful. He didn't even look embarrassed as he stood by our bed.

"Why are you screaming at him, Jasper? Caleb is just a boy; he doesn't understand these things," Gwen snapped at me.

She turned to Caleb, her voice instantly softening into a maternal coo. It was a tone she rarely used with me lately.

"Don't be scared, Caleb. Go back to your room. I'll be there in a minute to explain everything to you."

"Okay, Auntie Gwen. Please hurry. I'm worried I might be sick," Caleb said, looking at her with puppy-dog eyes.

After he left, I tried to keep my temper in check. I looked at my wife, who was already reaching for her robe.

"Gwen, Caleb is an adult. There is no way he doesn't know what a nocturnal emission is," I argued.

"He did that on purpose. He's intentionally sabotaging our marriage."

Gwen didn't listen. She dressed quickly, her expression full of annoyance as she checked her reflection.

"You aren't a doctor, Jasper. You don't know anything about his condition. He's developmentally delayed in these areas due to his trauma."

She slammed the door before I could respond. I threw on my clothes and followed her into the hallway.

I reached Caleb's guest room just in time to see Gwen enter and click the lock. My blood boiled as I pounded on the wood.

"Gwen! Open this door right now! Get out of there!" I yelled.

From inside, I heard Caleb's heavy, rhythmic breathing. "Auntie Gwen… is this okay? Should we be doing this?"

Then came Gwen's soothing, professional voice. "It's perfectly fine, honey. I'm just giving you the sex education you missed out on."

"I'm your elder and your doctor. You don't need to be shy with me."

"See? This is proof that you're a man. Every man goes through this. It means you've finally grown up."

"Come here. Let Auntie see how much you've grown."

The words hit me like a physical blow. A bomb of pure rage detonated in my chest.

"Gwen! What the hell are you doing in there? Open the door!" I kicked the frame, losing my mind.

The lock turned, and Gwen swung the door open. Her face was flushed with irritation. "Are you done being a nuisance?"

"I am conducting a therapy session. Why are you acting like a jealous psychopath?"

Behind her, Caleb was fumbling with the zipper of his pants. He looked at me, and his eyes immediately filled with tears.

"Uncle Jasper, I'm so sorry. I'm a burden to you and Auntie Gwen. I'll leave right now," he sobbed.

He made a move to grab his bag, but Gwen caught his hand. She held it firmly, staring me down.

"You aren't a burden, Caleb. You're just sick, and I'm going to help you."

I clenched my fists so hard my nails drew blood. I couldn't believe the woman I loved was doing this.

I tried one last time to appeal to her logic. "Gwen, look at this situation. You are a married woman, and he is a man. This is inappropriate."

"There is nothing inappropriate about medicine," she hissed.

"Jasper, you've become so paranoid. If I wanted to cheat on you, I would have done it years ago."

Paranoid? I had heard her voice, heard the intimacy in that room. How could she flip the script so easily?

"I won't accept this. If you want to keep this marriage, you send him back to his father today."

Caleb started crying harder. "Auntie Gwen, I should go. I don't want to cause a fight."

"Jasper, you are being completely irrational!" Gwen screamed. She grabbed Caleb's arm and pulled him out of the house, slamming the front door behind them.

This was our first real fight in years. We had been the golden couple since college―the ones who actually made it to the altar.

I thought we'd be together forever. That was until Colton, her old flame, showed up with his troubled son.

I had trusted her. I thought it was just a doctor helping a kid. I was so damn wrong.