“You have it,” I said. “All of it. Right here.”He kissed me again, groaning as he thrust deeper. I moaned into his mouth, every movement drawing a fresh ache of pleasure that gathered in my spine.“Richard,” I said, breath breaking. “Don’t hold back. I want all of it.”“You have all of me,” he murm
Sunlight was already flooding the room when I stirred. The warmth of it kissed my bare shoulder, and the sheets tangled around my legs were soft and impossibly smooth. I blinked, adjusting to the golden spill of morning that had crept across the floor and onto the bed. For a moment, I didn’t know wh
The car door opened. We climbed in, breathless.I exhaled hard, heart racing. He looked at me like he wanted to say something, but I spoke first.“You really brought me there on purpose.”“Yes.”“And you really kissed me in front of the entire city.”“Also yes.”The partition clicked as it rose.He
He didn’t tell me where we were going. Not until the car turned onto the long, familiar stretch of brick-paved road and the glowing white sign came into view. My stomach twisted. I recognized the place instantly. It was the upscale restaurant where I had once seen Richard with Elsa, seated in the co
My heart ached. I stepped forward again. "He still loves you. You’re his daughter.""He looks at me like a duty. He looks at you like salvation."She turned away for a moment, arms crossed. Her breath was ragged. When she turned back around, her face was hard again, but I could see the cracks beneat
I found her in the garden.The morning light filtered through the trees in gentle patches, breaking apart over the stone path and scattering gold across the grass. Jenny sat on the edge of the fountain like she had nowhere else to go. She clutched the journal against her chest like it was a weapon a