*Rowan*
The room was in deep silence.
I moved quietly, my bare feet brushing against the cold marble floor as I left the warmth of the bed behind. The bathroom door groaned softly as I pushed it open.
After a few seconds, I braced my hands on the sink, staring down at the water dripping from the tap. My reflection in the mirror was composed, jaw tight, eyes unreadable, but inside something simmered just below the surface. Something I couldn't name.
I'd taken her. Hard. Without asking.
She had let me. She had begged, even if the words hadn't left her mouth. Her body was soft, unmarked, untouched in ways I hadn't seen in years. The way she trembled. The tears that glistened on her cheeks even as she clung to me.
And I hadn't asked.
When I stepped out of the bathroom again, the sight o
