Julia woke up slowly, her eyes fluttering open to the soft morning light filtering through the curtains. She blinked, feeling the warmth of the bed and the softness of the sheets against her skin. But something felt off.

She shifted slightly, and that’s when the realization hit her: Caspian, last night, sex.

Julia looked under the bedsheets swiftly and realized she was completely naked. A sharp gasp escaped her lips as last night’s memories rushed back like a flood.

Her heart raced as she remembered everything—how she had slept with Caspian, the man who had been driving her mad with his reckless behavior lately.

Caspian had killed those men without...