[Lucien]
I stared at the ceiling like it might have the answer to what just happened. Or at least some explanation.
My chest was rising and falling too fast, my heart still hammering from the aftermath of us. Every muscle felt alive. It was like something had passed through me and left all my senses wide awake.
That was...
My mouth opened on instinct.
"...amazing."
It sounded too simple, too small for what it was, but it was all I could manage.
I turned my head to find her already asleep.
Violet lay beside me, flat on her back, her head turned toward mine. Her mouth parted slightly, damp hair clinging to her cheek, her chest rising in soft, steady breaths. Her brow was relaxed, lips faintly red and kiss-bruised. She looked... satisfied. And that made me glad.
Still, I couldn't sto
