Chapter 27
I woke up to an empty bed.
The sheets were still warm on Ethan’s side, but he was already gone. For a moment I just lay there, staring at the spot where he had been. My body still carried the memory of last night. The way he touched me. The way he kissed every curve like he could not get enough. The way he made me come so hard I forgot how to breathe.
But now the apartment was quiet.
I sat up slowly and pulled the covers around my naked body. My soft belly pressed against my thighs as I hugged my knees. The new apartment still smelled faintly of him. It was beautiful here. Safe. Comfortable. But something in my chest felt tight.
I had time to think.
And the more I thought, the clearer it became.
I could not keep doing this. I could not keep letting myself fall deeper into
