As an English Professor at a private university, my life was near perfect. Yes, the female student body could be aggressive in their advances at times, but there was never any temptation. Not when I had the high school sweetheart and love of my life by my side.

One Monday in May three little words changed everything. “We are over.” Janet cast me aside with no explanation or chance of closure. I was left broken, my confidence shattered.

When my best friend, Eddie, dragged me to Florida for a summer away, I didn’t put up a fight. It was a chance to lick my wounds and recover without running into the one who broke my heart. I had no way of knowing the trip would end with me on my knees in a bathroom worshiping a beautiful Goddess. Nor could I guess that indiscretion would have lasting consequences that would forever change my world. Cassie was an unyielding force who accepted nothing less than my full submission.

Lizzie B Brown