Sonya
I curled into Caleb’s chest, the sheets still tangled around us, my skin warm and flushed from the second round of what I’d call our reconciliation.
The tension between us had finally broken, giving way to something familiar, something perfect that left me in control. Again.
He lay beside me now, quiet and breathing steadily, one hand resting lazily on my hip as I smiled to myself in the dim light of the bedroom.
He had agreed.
We were going to see Erick.
Together.
The weight of his distance was gone, for now and in its place, I felt his focus returning to me.
That annoying orphan might have embarrassed me, but she hadn’t won.
Not really.
She had no power. She had no claim.
And soon, she’d have no place in Erick’s world.
I nestled closer to Caleb, planting a soft ki
