Ethan’s Pov
The first thought I had when I woke up was that I had to try again.
The sunlight was spilling through the curtains, it was warm against my face. My body was heavy from the night before, my lips still tingled with the memory of Alex’s mouth. My skin felt bruised and tender, like it had been wrecked from the inside out. I rolled onto my side and groaned into the pillow. God, what did he do to me?
I shouldn’t even think about it, yet my mind replayed it like a reel I couldn’t stop. His hands on me, firm and demanding. His voice, low and sharp, dragging the words out of me until I couldn’t lie anymore. The way he looked at me like I was his to ruin.
I pressed my palms to my face, feeling the heat rise. “You’re blushing,” I muttered to myself. At my age, after everything I had d
