ASHLEY
I woke up feeling… sore. Bone-deep, all-consuming soreness that made my muscles tremble with each breath. My head throbbed, my throat dry and aching, and when I tried to move, a dull pain spread through my limbs like wildfire.
But that wasn’t what startled me awake.
It was the sensation—something hard, thick, and undeniably alive shifting deep inside me. My eyes fluttered open, my chest heaving as the world spun, and then a low, guttural moan slipped past my lips.
No… No, not again.
But my body betrayed me, trembling at the intrusion. I squeezed my eyes shut, swallowing down the sound. The muscles in my core clenched involuntarily, and I whimpered, biting down on my lip to keep from crying out. Because the moment I made a sound, I knew what would happen.
“Morning, baby.”
My
