Surrendering myself to Henry had unforeseen consequences—I became acutely aware of an unexpected development: an addiction to his touch. An ache of longing began to settle in whenever he wasn’t around, and this discovery caught me off guard, as I hadn’t anticipated such a powerful connection.

One time, I trailed after him when he left after making love with me because I couldn’t get enough of him. I went outside and I was happy to see him but then, he told he had to go out for a moment to meet an important person.

As he didn’t divulge the details, I thought he was about to meet another woman, and...