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There was a moment of silence. The soft howl of the wind mingled with the sound of the water in the pond. Lena slowly began to untie her feet. She was determined to get into the water... but what she really wanted to see was how Martin would react.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBUzrthPqA
When they reached the edge of the pond, the light filtering through the trees created a soft glow on the surface of the water. The forest was almost completely silent, only the soft rustling of leaves and a few distant birdsong. Lena's eyes filled with a mixture of calm and admiration as she looked at the pond.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyxdPtAWwc
Without saying a word, she slowly took off her shoes. Then she carefully removed her t-shirt and shorts, revealing her body. Her golden-yellow swimsuit fit elegantly against her skin, the sunlight filtering through the leaves illuminating her body in soft lines.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8zUKgjmWZ
Martin took a few steps back to watch Lena. He wanted to take his eyes off her, but he couldn't. Her sudden and confident gesture stirred emotions that Martin had been trying to suppress. But the first thing he remembered was Diana. Her eyes, her face and her deep loyalty to him.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA51iDS1lIl
Lena turned her head slightly as she put her feet in the water. Her eyes were on Martin. There was a slight twinkle in his eyes, neither completely inviting nor completely innocent.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAOH0Ihtsd
“The water is incredibly cool. It will do you good,” she said softly. Then she smiled slightly. Why don't you come too?11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUm9L0iLLD
Martin swallowed. At that moment his mind was flooded with thoughts. As Lena's body moved slowly through the water, Martin found himself staring. His eyes darted away, then back. A conflict began inside him: impulse and loyalty, desire and responsibility.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOe0efrIKZE
“I don't know, Lena,” he said, his voice a little hoarse. Maybe you're cold, we should go back.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnHTmG2aG1n
Lena moved a little further into the water. She tossed her chest-length hair back slightly. She took the water in her hand and splashed it over her skin. She spoke without taking her eyes off Martin: “We deserve some rest. We've been walking all day. Just a few minutes... and silence is nice, isn't it?”11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYxoNeaNgE
Martin took a deep breath. Just then Diana's voice rang in his ears. Her warnings, her reassurance, her smile. Even though he was with Lena, his mind was far away. When her eyes met Lena's for a brief moment, she felt ashamed.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnj9qifBhq
“Lena, I don't mind you going in the water,” he said, trying to compose himself. “But I'll wait here, it's getting dark, so we should go back.”11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRyTChGdBX
Lena tilted her head slightly to the side. There was an anger in her eyes that she tried to understand but kept hidden inside. She turned her back on the water and kept walking.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXrK5UVLgm
Martin stayed where he was. He kept his eyes on every tree in the forest, trying not to look at Lena. But deep in his heart, this inner battle was testing his character.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUI6AkMgfYj
And he was determined not to cross the line.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRIYAfvKArJ
The water on the shore of the pond rippled gently with Lena's movements. The coolness enveloped her body, and there was an insidious peace on her face. She turned slowly in the water and looked at Martin. She was up to her chest in water, but her eyes carefully scanned the man outside the water.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdd674VejS
Martin was still in the same place. He was standing, his muscular arms at his sides, an indecisive expression on his face... His eyes were not looking directly at Lena, as if they were focused on the surrounding trees or some distant point. But his mind was filled with this play inside Lena.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQmkQcaIH1
Lena began to walk lightly towards the shore. As the water receded from her chest, her body became more visible. Her wet skin glistened and her steps moved slowly but with apparent confidence across the pond.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4z6T6O7r2q
When he reached the edge of the pond, he stopped for a moment. Her eyes met Martin's. A faint smile appeared on his lips - a playful, measured, knowing smile.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OYNMgxJtd
“Really, Martin? He said in a mocking but gentle tone. Looking at the same woman all these years... didn't it bring out something different in you?11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIVJT5eMCN
Martin's brow furrowed slightly. He looked at her, anger and guilt colliding as his eyes measured her words.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEImhCbUVy
“It's not for you to understand, Lena,” he said, his voice hard, but there was a fragile defense in it. “I love Diana, I am loyal to her, I came here to explore with you, not to play games.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPA0iekPbI
Lena didn't laugh, but her lips curled in obvious satisfaction. Then she slowly ran her fingers down her bikini top. Her eyes were still on Martin. Slowly, with a calm but deliberate movement, she opened the bikini top. The fabric slipped slightly and Lena covered it with her other hand - a challenge.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTd8wmxzA4x
“Ah... yes, fidelity,” she said, teasing almost in a whisper. Does being married to a perfect woman like Diana make you feel so burdened that you're afraid to even look at her? Martin's throat went dry. His eyes involuntarily shifted to Lena's body - for a very brief moment. Shame followed immediately. He immediately averted his eyes, but his heart began to beat faster. Lena's words, Lena's actions, this 'game' as he called it, was more than a provocation. She was challenging him. She was trying to defeat him through Diana's loyalty.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTh25yRdPt
'What are you trying to do?' said Martin. The cracks in his voice were a manifestation of the tension inside him. 'This isn't between you and me, it's between you and yourself. Whatever you're looking for, I don't have it.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4g0pPkqYA
Lena took a step closer. Although she continued to hide her chest, her look at Martin said more than her words.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhBnEuRewe
“But maybe there's a side of you that even you don't know, Martin. Sometimes, no matter what people think they are fighting against, their repressed desires speak the loudest.”11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwI5ayd1XAd
Martin's hand clenched into a fist. These words were both true and false. He paused for a moment. His eyes still avoided looking at Lena, but his mind was so noisy that the silence of the forest was too much for him.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnI6fBnTVg
“I'm a man who knows how to quiet that side,” Martin said firmly. “You may want to hear it, but I don't. Now get dressed and let's go back.”11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pDNFBMYA1
The air was heavy at the edge of the pond. The silence combined with the gentle movement of the water to create an invisible tension. Lena still hadn't tied her bikini top. The water rose to her chest, glistening on her skin as it moved. Her eyes were on Martin's back.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7j6ZvSZ9Gs
Martin stood there in silence for a while. There was suppressed anger, uneasiness and a strange sense of guilt. Finally he took a deep breath and shouted without turning to Lena:11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7aLprN6Gcv
“Lena... this pointless game ends here. I am going back to the campsite and you better come with me before I lose too much time”.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1B04iIuGXK
Lena looked at him but said nothing. She bit her lip slightly, a challenge in her eyes instead of an answer.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWKcy1yiJx
Without waiting for an answer, Martin turned around and started walking slowly through the trees. He took each step with determination, breathing deeply as he moved away from Lena. But the distance was not enough to take his thoughts away from her.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3Fdeumphe
When Lena was alone in the water, she slowly pulled back. She still had the top of her bikini top in her hand, but she had no intention of tying it. She didn't sink completely into the water. She remained motionless in water up to her chest. Her eyes squinted, her gaze fixed on emptiness.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡouppQyimVG
“Damn...” he muttered to himself.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡasiN9EOrbb
Anger surged inside him. It was the familiar but burning feeling of losing, of not getting someone's attention. It was humiliating for Lena to accept the determination in Martin's eyes, the pent-up drive for him. With dozens of men who wanted her, Martin's withdrawal drove her crazy.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLg31Mf9795
'Loyal man...' she muttered sarcastically. 'For Diana... is that it?11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9aZFqOzjd5
He slapped his hands on the water. The ripples spread around him. She wasn't just angry now - she was jealous and resentful that she couldn't break through that wall. Lena wanted to win, not just in lust, but in triumph.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FPuiwV5a0
Martin's steps slowed as he moved through the forest. His feet were still moving, but his mind was much further back.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTnONsvAbp
The image of Lena standing in the water was etched in his mind. He tried not to see her face, but every image he missed out of the corner of his eye became sharper in his mind. That body, that confidence, that tantalizing silence...11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdKmXazDqH
An urge quietly bubbling inside him. In the back of her mind, that feeling she had to suppress whispered about all the ways Lena was different from Diana. Diana was the embodiment of trust, loyalty and calm; Lena was the embodiment of charm, threat and seduction.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVoHr7nu9s
Martin took a few more steps and stopped. He bowed his head slightly. He pressed his palms together and closed his eyes. Something he didn't want to think about flooded his mind:11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezqncIgL0x
Why was it so hard to look away... even with Diana?11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpA2NCDLES
He didn't know the answer. Or maybe he did and didn't want to admit it. But the only thing she knew for sure at that moment was this: Staying by Lena's side was not only a physical test for him, but also the most dangerous test of loyalty, emotion and desire.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtITzd1tSr3
And this test had only just begun.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0lJ38HP1n
Martin walked away, his steps quickening, but his mind remained where Lena was. Something knotted in his chest - the restlessness, the weight, not only of a repressed desire but also of an inner reckoning.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXaXlZBMKe
The woman stopped. A light breeze blew through the trees. She sat up and took a deep breath. Diana's face appeared before her eyes. The look of trust, the peace she felt next to him. But... another face flashed at the edge of her mind: Lena's eyes, lost in the water.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbcEfn0gx2
“No,” he said to himself. I don't owe it to Lena, I owe it to Diana.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBnuYT3ITa
And then he felt something. A feeling... not a feeling, an impulsive realization. Something was wrong. He looked back over his shoulder. He went back into the woods and headed for the pond again. He walked quickly but silently.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfelS5SrjWd
When the pond reappeared through the trees, his heart skipped a beat.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvVYkuztu36
Lena was gone.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAcmcXLeLXs
Martin's eyes searched the surface of the water. There was a deep silence. No footsteps, no rustling of leaves... just something floating slowly on the surface. The tip of her bikini top.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc78cA5cqg4
Martin took a few steps forward. His eyes widened. The slight top of her bikini top swayed with the ripples on the surface of the pond.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJ6Zw94GH6
“Lena?” he called out. His voice was hesitant, but the fear growing inside him was strong enough to drown out the words.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhUphNKoVH
There was no answer.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuOb8hfVva
He called out again, louder. “Lena! Stop this ridiculous game! Where are you?”11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqTC8ZJnus
Silence again.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgelw88mRry
Martin's feet were getting stuck in the mud as he got closer. His eyes carefully scanned the edges of the pond, in the water, just beyond the shore. There was no movement. Lena's bikini continued to float timidly on the surface.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylyPJpiIEG
Martin's throat went dry. All his suppressed impulses were now replaced by fear.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLAsLiERWl
Lena, look...” he said, his voice softer now, more like a plea than a warning. “If you were trying to get attention, you succeeded. But this can't happen. Please come out.”11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4au7QFWwTr
The forest did not respond.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BG8FLcM5H
Martin was about to take another step when a chill slowly coursed through his veins: Lena had tested not only his patience but also his emotions... and now he was at the edge of her limits.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYDU7uEmas
But he didn't know where he was. Worst of all, he had no idea whether Lena was doing it for pleasure or because she was really in danger.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZoLPAAhII
The most difficult moment for a man is when he is torn between his confident morality and the unknown before his eyes. Martin was there.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujIpcDXj7k
Martin stood holding his breath at the edge of the pond where Lena had suddenly disappeared. His eyes scanned the water, looking for any sign of Lena. The top of her bikini top was still floating on the surface. At that moment he had a moment of fear. Had something really happened to her?11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdpYj3BTrs
“Lena!” he called out again, this time in a louder, sharper tone.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHz25AYYTA
Suddenly the water behind him stirred.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5vYECPgAP
Before Martin could turn around, Lena had emerged from the water and suddenly pushed him into it. Lena's laughter echoed across the pond as Martin lost his balance and fell to his knees.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfQJzqQPHS
“You're so tense, Martin,” Lena said from the water, her voice light and playful. “Relax a little. It's just the two of us here.”11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XXAg6HWTL
Martin turned his head angrily as he got up from his seat. His clothes were soaked through, his voice harsh but impatient. “This was not a childish joke. Stop being so hard on him.”11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rwFnpe26b
But Lena moved closer. The water had risen to her breasts and she was still naked. She walked slowly towards Martin, not bothering to hide her body. Her eyes were on Martin as the water gave rhythm to her steps.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKkAXhcOFv
“It's not just the water... it's what's inside you, Martin. I can feel it,” she said, her voice soft but her intentions clear.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsFO1CwGoA
Martin turned his head away but Lena's eyes were on him. Closer and closer... closer and closer. The distance between them had almost disappeared. Her face was so close to Martin's that you could feel her breath.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrKc1bmXb7
And at that moment.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYUYMxVTLQ
Lena lifted her head slightly and brought her lips close to Martin's. Her eyes were half-closed, her breath soft but full of intent. She stopped just a moment before her lips touched Martin's. And then - just as he was about to touch...11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2wak9RZqh
Martin pulled back with sudden determination. He put his hands on Lena's shoulders and pushed her away from him with gentle but determined strength. His eyes shone with anger and frustration.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZETib31XJ
'No, Lena,' he said, his voice deeper but sharper this time, 'I will not cross that line.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmFktlDDfp
Lena stood still for a few seconds, her eyes narrowed. Her lips were still slightly parted. Perhaps she was inches away from a kiss, perhaps inches away from victory. But Martin's strong will had destroyed everything.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwi9DuR2bx
“Really?” he said in a voice like a whisper. 'Diana's name on your lips before mine?11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ108Od8Q36s
Martin lowered his eyes to the floor. The words caught in his throat, but he finally spoke:11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8yT2Vbc4yq
“Not Diana's name... but her face, her voice, her trust in me. And I wouldn't trade that trust for anything.”11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLLSqv1lw2
Lena stood still for a few seconds. Then she turned and began to walk slowly through the water. Something in her face felt like it was going to break. But her pride wouldn't let her show it.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxuKA3vON0
Martin looked silently after Lena as she came out of the water. Lena's back was under the water, her shoulders straight. But the water was silent. There was no sound except the anger boiling inside her.11Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtJZDulPmt
