**Xavier**
I woke up hard.
Breathless. Sweaty. Sheets tangled around my waist like a noose.
My heart was hammering. My hand was fisted around..
Fuck.
I stared at the ceiling. My throat was dry. My skin burned.
It wasn’t real.
None of it.
The warmth of her breath, the softness of her skin, the way she whispered my name like it belonged to her.
Gone.
It was a dream.
A cruel one.
My chest rose and fell like I’d run for miles, but I hadn’t moved. I was still in my bed. Alone. Aching.
I dragged a hand through my hair, jaw clenching as the images came back in pieces.
Her lips on mine. Her hips rocking into my lap. The sound she made when she came.
I could still feel her.
Still taste her.
Still hard.
I growled under my breath, pushing the sheets aside and swinging my legs off th
