Ava’s POV

I locked the door and returned to the shower head, turning the water on to a slight drizzle.

I suddenly heard footsteps coming from the sitting room and exited the page where Cole’s picture was. I stayed where I was for a full minute, listening hard to make sure his footsteps moved down the hall and stayed there. When I heard the bedroom television turn on, I let out the breath I had been holding, wiped the steam from the mirror with one shaking hand, and sat naked on the closed toilet lid with my phone already unlocked.

My cunt was still aching and wet from everything that...