Aira’s POV My body was sore in places I didn’t know I had. I slowly blinked my eyes, trying to decide how to answer my sister. When I’d first woken up, I’d wondered what had hit me. Then, reality came crashing down on me. I’d had s*x. With Knox. And not sweet s*x, either. Dirty s*x. Looking around, I’d noted that Knox was gone. Well, wasn’t that just par for the course. The man had taken my virginity and left me alone? At the end of the bed had been a dress. He hadn’t left me without any thought at all, then. I wasn’t sure if I should be angry or glad he was gone. I wasn’t sure what to think, period. Wincing in pain, I’d slid out of bed and pulled on the dress. I could hear arguing in the next room and decided Blanche and Aaron must be all right. The dress had been difficult to cinch

