Chapter 9: Don't Ever Say Her Name Serena POV The morning sunlight bled through the heavy velvet curtains, a soft golden warmth spilling across the sheets. Serena stirred, her body aching with a soreness that made her wince. Every muscle felt tender, her thighs trembling when she shifted. The sheets were tangled around her legs like remnants of a storm. And it had been a storm — the night before still flickered behind her eyes in broken flashes. His hands. His mouth. That dizzying spiral of pleasure until she forgot her own name. She didn’t regret a second of it. She closed her eyes and let herself feel it , the sting, the heat, the bruised fullness between her thighs. Lucian had ruined her in the most addictive way. The door creaked open. Serena blinked against the light as Mona ente

