Chapter 3858 A Mother's Dark Side(Taboo Sex):>Ep29

Stepping outside again with Emily felt like a victory, despite in many ways being the first step towards another defeat. A lost struggle with her decency, willpower, curiosity, and vulnerability. Danielle was under no illusions that she should not be smoking cigarettes with her teenage daughter, objectively speaking. But she was trying her best to consider all the reasons why this time was okay, and that it wouldn't represent a commitment to doing it again. It was a specious argument that wouldn't hold up to scrutinization, but it was enough to make her feel a little less guilty about what she was about to do.