EVANDER I shut the door to the guest room harder than I intended, the sound echoing down the empty hallway. My breathing was uneven as I walked toward my own room. The faint scent of her lingered in the air, sweet and intoxicating, clinging to my clothes and skin, mixing with the scent of my own cologne. I stepped into my bedroom and closed the door behind me, exhaling deeply to get rid of the tightness in my chest. What the hell was that? The image of her flushed face and the way her lips had parted slightly like she was begging me to close the distance flashed behind my eyes. I groaned, running a hand through my hair and tugging at the strands. I couldn’t stop seeing her. Her body trembling beneath my hands. The heat radiating off her skin. The way she looked at me with hel

