Chapter 17
Elena’s POV
The room stayed quiet for a long time after the first time.
My body still carried the deep, full feeling of him. I could feel the slow warmth of his release between my thighs, the faint soreness that came from being stretched so completely.
My breathing had not fully settled. Beside me, Damien lay on his back, one arm resting near my waist, his chest rising and falling in a steady rhythm.
After a while he sat up. Without saying anything, he rose from the bed and walked into the bathroom. I heard the sound of water running. The shower. I remained where I was, the sheets cool against my overheated skin, my mind still caught between the heavy satisfaction in my body and the quiet warning he had given me earlier.
This doesn’t change the arrangement.
I had heard h
