Lila

The next morning came too fast. I woke up with the sun already high, spilling golden light across my room. My body felt different—sore in places I’d never noticed before, tender between my thighs, a quiet ache that reminded me of everything Ryder and I had done. After yesterday morning, we still had a quick one last night.

I lay there for a long minute staring at the ceiling, cheeks hot, heart racing all over again just thinking about it. I’d lost my virginity to him. To my step-uncle. In my own bed. The guilt twisted in my stomach, but so did something else—something warm and needy that refused...