The light pouring into the room stirred me from sleep, making me blink a few times before a soft yawn escaped my lips. I turned toward Terrence’s side of the bed, only to find it empty. The sun outside the window was already high, and it was clear I had overslept. That was rare for me. When was the last time I’d slept so soundly?
Then it hit me, last night.
A flush spread across my cheeks at the memory. The way Triton had touched me. The way he looked at me like I was the only thing he wanted in the world. The way he made me feel things I had long buried. Even now, just thinking about it made heat curl low in my belly.
What would it feel like to finally give in completely?
To feel him inside me, to stop resisting… even for just one night?
I bit my lower lip and instinctively pressed m
