After a night that left my body aching and my mind spinning, I thought the real world might pull us back to normal. But Alex doesn’t do normal. He does bold. Public. Territorial. And today, he showed them exactly who I belonged to.

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Lily’s PoV

"So, what do you want to eat?" Alex asked as he rolled off the bed.

The sheet clung low on his hips, revealing the sharp V of his waist as he casually scanned the room for his briefs.

I propped myself up on my elbows, eyes shamelessly tracing the length of his back. "I don't know," I muttered, distracted.

He paused, his gaze flicking...