LEONARDO

Five years. That’s how long I've stayed without feeling. I was like an empty shell, putting one foot in front of the other every day without zeal or taste for living. I was just… empty. And then came Isabella, clueless, shy, and yet so bold, and I felt the spark reignited. It was barely anything in that moment, just a flicker. But then I kissed her, touched her, thrust into her heavenly heat, and made love to her. It turned into a flare, then.

And I burned for her. Oh, how I burned.

I tried to ignore it, tried to tell myself that it was because of the sex...