LUCIAN
I got out of that bathroom faster than I’ve left any room in a long time. My feet were practically levitating as I retreated from the cursed space, everything felt… off balance.
I’ve always been acutely aware of the effect I have on women. It’s not that I spend my days consciously exploiting it—not since I met Elena—but I’m well-versed in the mechanics of attraction. I knew exactly which buttons to press, which silences to hold, and the precise places to touch if I wanted a reaction from any lady.
But Corinne…
This was the first time I was the one reeling from the fallout of proximity.
Those soft, cream-smooth thighs.
The hitch in her breath every time my fingers grazed and moved on her skin.
The tension in her lithe body as she fought to stay still.
And the desperate way s
