*Harper*
I tried to study.
I really did.
My books were laid out on the bed, highlighters uncapped, laptop open with blank notes ready to be filled in. But the words kept slipping through my eyes without settling in my mind. Every few minutes, I found myself staring off, thinking of his voice, his hands, the way he looked at me like I belonged to him, and how strange and exciting it felt all at once.
Rowan and his offer.
One day, he said. Not a second more. That was the ticking weight pressing against my chest all afternoon.
Could I really do it? Step into his world willingly? Be… his? I didn't know him that much, and he certainly didn't know me either. Living together was the recipe for disaster.
A sharp gust of wind rattled the window, snapping me out of my thoughts. I looked at th
