The room fell into a sudden hush, a silence so sharp it felt like the world itself had stopped breathing.
Nina saw it instantly the shift in Loyd’s expression, the widening of his eyes when he pushed her door open without warning and caught her in a state she wished she could vanish from. Anyone with a pulse would be able to piece together what had just happened in this room. Alone. Without the slightest trace of clothing beneath her shirt, the tangled sheets, the sheen of sweat, the damp imprint on the mattress. It didn’t take a genius.
“Hei… what’s this? Having fun without me?”
His voice was a low tease, and before she could gather even a sliver of dignity, he had already snatched her toward him. The movement was sharp, almost reckless, and she fell back onto the bed with a soft thud
