Raven’s Pov
I woke up slowly, eyes fluttering open like I wasn’t entirely sure if I was still dreaming.
My body felt warm. Lighter, somehow. But the moment I sat up, reality slammed into me like a freight train.
He wasn’t there.
I scanned the room, it was empty.
The sheets next to me were cold, like he’d been gone for a while. My fingers instinctively trailed up to my neck. And there it was.
The mark.
The damn mark.
My heart skipped a beat, and the memories of last night came rushing in like a tidal wave—the kiss, the burn of his touch, the heat that tore through my veins like wildfire. The way his mouth claimed mine. The way his teeth had—
I flushed.
Bright red.
No. No. No. Absolutely not. I am not blushing for that man.
I slapped my cheeks gently, as if that would shake the r
