CHAPTER TWELVE: THE OFFER
ALESSIA
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The ride back to the mansion is silent.
It usually is. But tonight, the silence feels different, and thicker. Like the air itself is holding its breath, waiting for one of us to break first.
Do I regret that we f****d?
Not even a little.
I’ve never felt so sexually satisfied ever since I gave my virginity to Alessandro. Not once. And yet… despite how sated I feel, something inside me still itches. Like my body is already craving a repeat. A round two with Nico.
It’s stupid. Reckless. The risk is too high, and a strange part of me knows this was a once-in-a-lifetime thing for him. I’m the one who seduced him tonight, and I doubt I’ll ever succeed in pulling that off again.
The thought lands heavy in my chest.
What if he already regrets it?
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