Emma’s POV
I opened my eyes feeling a weight in my stomach, the memories from the night before hitting me like a never-ending wave. My body was in pain, a result of Luca's harsh touch and the increasing unspoken tension between us during each meeting. I pulled the sheets tighter around me, trying to push the memory away, but it was useless. Every inch of my skin still remembered the way he’d taken me, claimed me without asking.
Anger flared up inside me as I thought about it. Why did he behave towards me in that manner? As if I were just a thing to be utilized and abandoned as he pleases. I couldn't stand him. Or, at the very least, that was my desire. However, the issue was that my body had let me down. Despite my strong dislike for his actions and his controlled behavior towards me, I
