**Chapter 66**

ELLIE'S POV

I woke up with my pussy soaking wet and aching for cock.

The sheets were twisted around my legs. My nightgown had ridden up during the night, and the cool air on my thighs only made the throb worse. I reached across the bed for Richard out of pure habit, but his side was empty and cold. Again. I didn’t even know how many nights it had been like this. I had stopped counting months ago. Maybe longer. The emptiness beside me had become as routine as the rest of my life.

I stared at the ceiling and pressed my thighs together, hating how empty I...