Elena

Niklaus and I have been abstaining for weeks. I was surprised he agreed to it, with how incapable he is of keeping his hands off me.

Four weeks doesn’t seem long in the grand scheme of things, but the more I’ve got to know him, the more I’ve wanted to climb him like a tree. There is something about learning the tough, muscular football player’s favourite movie is Moana.

It does funny things to your insides.

When I hold my arms up in the air, he sits up and pulls the T-shirt over my head. His brown eyes darken and the heat of his gaze travels over me, sending...