Thumper POV
I wanted Dominic near me.
I wasn’t feeling alright—not after everything that had happened—but I also hadn’t expected the intensity of being with him to unravel me the way it did. The closeness, the heat, the way he held me like he was afraid I might disappear again… it overwhelmed me.
By the time we were done, my body felt heavy, weak in a way that made me dizzy, and I had to cling to him just to stay grounded.
Everything that had happened during the reunion had left me shaken. I needed his presence, his strength, the reassurance of his hands the way they had been earlier—steady, protective, real. Even when we ended up together again in the shower, it wasn’t about desire alone. It was about trying to feel safe in my own skin.
Still, when I moved away from the bed afterward
