Sable

An absolute silence settles over the room at Archer’s question.

Shocked, I have to readjust my grip on the edge of the bed as my knees go weak. Is it over? Have I chosen? A pang hits me right in the chest, and I press my fingers to the spot, trying to massage it away.

Having sex with Ridge felt right. It felt incredible, and not just physically. It was the perfect expression of the feelings growing between us.

But it didn’t feel like some kind of magical “mating” ceremony. And I don’t feel any different about him now than I did before it happened. If we completed the...