TESSA
I woke to the warmth of sunlight brushing across my skin. For a moment, I didn’t move. My body felt like it was on fire—not the uncomfortable kind, but something that lingered deep inside me, as though every nerve remembered what had happened the night before.
I turned my head, and my breath caught. Rowan was still beside me. His chest rose and fell steadily, his face turned slightly toward me, and his lips parted just enough to reveal the softness I never thought could exist in him.
He looked so peaceful.
But then, I noticed the faint crease in his forehead, a furrow that betrayed some hidden unease even in his sleep. My fingers twitched before I realized what I was doing. Slowly, I reached out and smoothed it away with the pad of my thumb. His skin was warm, softer than I exp
