ANNABEL
The sun hit my face even before I opened my eyes.
Warm. Gentle. Unforgiving.
I groaned and turned my head away from the light, but it followed me—radiating through the curtains like it owned the room.
My body ached in all the right places, sore and heavy, like it remembered everything before my mind caught up.
Last night.
My lips curled without permission.
God.
My face lit up as hot blush grazed my face. Images flashed through me—his hands everywhere, his mouth claiming me, the way he'd whispered dirty things that made me lose my f*****g mind.
I stretched, slow and careful, like moving too fast might shatter the moment. The sheets were tangled around my legs, sticking to my skin. The space beside me was warm—but empty.
He was gone.
I blinked up at the ceiling. The scen
