Ellie:
I let out a deep shiver as the sun set and the cool breeze blew against my wet skin. Reign finally took me back to shore and set me on my feet. I stomped into the villa, salt and sand sticking to my skin, my suit still damp from the sea. My pulse was erratic, half fury, half… something else I refused to name. He had carried me, that infuriating bastard. My walls were cracking, my control slipping like the tide beneath him.
“Ellie…” His voice, low and teasing, floated from the doorway. I didn’t look at him. I refused.
“You’re impossible,” I spat, grabbing a towel, pressing it against my skin. My hair stuck in wild strands, but I didn’t care.
“You liked it,” he said, stepping closer. His blue eyes gleamed with amusement and something darker. “Don’t even pretend you didn’t.”
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