AMBER
When my eyes fluttered open the next day, the first thing I felt was heat.
It wasn’t the burning kind that clawed its way through my body like it did last night.
No, this was different.
This heat was gentle and… if I could dare say, it felt safe and warm. And it had the sweetest scent of pines.
And as my brain slowly came awake, I realised that this heat was coming from Ethan. His strong arms wrapped around my body stirred this heat… this safety.
My eyes slowly lowered to his chest and I smiled as I watched it rise and fall steadily beneath my cheek. And for a long moment, I didn’t move. I didn’t want to.
I didn't want to ruin this perfect moment.
As if the world itself was cooperating with me, everything stayed still. And every other thing around me, became him.
He literall
