OLIVIA I woke up slowly, my body sore but I still felt the lingering warmth of last night. The silk sheets glided against my bare skin as I shifted, stretching lazily. The pillow was thick with a masculine scent as I inhaled. And in an instant, I felt it: a presence in the room, someone watching me. My eyes flew open, sweeping across the vast room, until they fell on a shirtless figure. I was right. Christian stood at the far corner of the room, watching me carefully, one hand jammed into his pocket, the other wrapped around a coffee mug. I bolted up from the bed, a little taken aback by the sight, and as I did, the sheets slipped down, exposing my naked frame. "Oh my god!" I panicked, scrambling to grab the sheets and cover myself but it was pointless. Christian had already seen ev

