Chapter 46: Uninvited Shadows
The morning after was nothing like the movies.
No soft smiles. No whispered promises. Just tension, thick and unspoken, filling every corner of Jay’s apartment.
Lena sat at the edge of the bed, wrapped in one of his oversized shirts. The sunlight filtering through the curtains kissed her bare shoulders, but it didn’t chase away the chill. She could still feel Jay’s touch lingering on her skin—and yet now, he was nowhere in sight.
She heard him in the kitchen, silent, brooding. Avoiding her.
When she stepped into the hallway, their eyes met briefly. Just enough to pass a hundred emotions in a second: desire, fear, guilt... something else she couldn’t place.
“You regret it,” Lena said flatly.
Jay didn’t answer. His hands clenched around the edge of the co
