title: A Dose of Betrayal
author: Brianna Ward
description: Brianna Ward is a Native Pitt County resident residing in Greenville, NC who has been writing since high school. In addition to aspiring to fulfill various business ventures, she passionately desires to encourage and inspire upcoming authors who have their own stories to tell.
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  Losing Control
  
  
  
  
  
  Cheril N. Clarke
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  Dedication:
  
  
  To all those in search of honesty and love, be true to yourselves in your
  quest.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 1
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Her eyes were closed but she was awake. Facing the wall with her back against
  his, she debated slipping out of bed but remained still. She didn’t want to
  wake him, nor did she want to chance catching a glimpse of herself in one of
  her bedroom mirrors. Guilt and shame made her feel ugly. Her breathing was
  deliberately soft, almost undetectable before she took a weighted breath as if
  to relieve the pressure that had been building for so long. It was three
  o’clock in the morning and Brianna had barely slept an hour since she had lain
  down at eleven.
  
  
  Opening her eyes, she stared at the clock on the nightstand, blinking,
  thinking. She turned to face him and kissed his smooth, dark brown shoulder.
  He sighed peacefully and reached for her ar