Ivy’s POV

I wake up the next morning in Zander’s bed. We made love up into the early morning hours until we both became too tired to function. I didn’t have the words to tell him how I was feeling, but I've never loved someone like I love Zander. He's my world. I just held on as tight as I could so he wouldn’t leave me. Being in his arms all night was like heaven. I wanted so much for him to make love to me since I came home to Miami and finally, I was his again.

I know he’s holding back because he is trying to prove he’s...