LORETTA

When I fell into bed and wrapped myself with the thick comforter, all I could think about was Elion.

How much I wanted to push him off the nearest cliff and watch him fall in slow motion

It's insane, really, because that thought kept me up all night. I couldn't sleep, couldn't take my mind off everything that had happened.

My thighs clenched underneath the blanket when I remembered how his fingers had teased my spine, slowly. Like he was an artist and my body was a bare canvas for him to explore

I turned to the other side of the bed, but his woody, luxurious scent was everywhere....