**Elizabeth’s POV**
I lay in bed, wrapped in the heavy cloak of my thoughts, a storm of emotions swirling in my mind.
The previous day had slipped away in a haze of thick novels and endless assignments, intended to serve as distractions from the incessant echo of Sebastian in my heart. Yet, that futile endeavor crumbled like dust; his presence gnawed at the edges of my sanity, rendering coherent thoughts impossible.
I let my mind drift to the nights we spent together—the intense love making, the dirt he whispered, and the way he cradled my face in the school hallway, his touch igniting a fire beneath my skin. Subconsciously, I found my fingers brushing against my earlobe, where his lips had lingered just a heartbeat too long. A soft smile graced my lips as I closed my eyes, surrenderin
