MasukELARA’S POVThe sketch stared back at me, unfinished and haunting.I sat cross-legged on my bed, the drawing pad balanced on my good knee, my casted arm resting awkwardly in my lap. The pencil felt strange in my hand after weeks of not touching it…photography had been my medium for so long, I’d almost forgotten how much I used to love drawing.On the page, two figures emerged from rough lines and smudged shadows. My parents. Or what I could remember of them together.Mom’s smile…I’d captured that. The way it lit up her whole face, made her eyes crinkle at the corners.Dad standing beside her, with his hand on her shoulder, protective even in a simple sketch.But I couldn’t finish their eyes. Every time I tried, my hand froze, the pencil hovering uselessly over the paper.Because if I finished their eyes, I’d have to see them looking back at me. Would have to confront the fact that they were both gone. That I’d never see those eyes in real life again.Mom, buried years ago in a grave
KNOX’S POVThe ride back to the lodge felt different.Elara pressed against my back, her arms wrapped around my waist, but now I knew what she looked like spread beneath me. Knew how tight she was, how she tasted, the sounds she made when she came.Mine.The word echoed through my head with every mile. She was mine now. Completely. Irrevocably. Mine.My cock stirred in my jeans just thinking about it.We’d stopped at a small town on the way back…Elara insisted she needed some things. Clothes. Toiletries. Normal shit. I’d followed her through the stores like a guard dog, watching every man who looked her way, ready to break fingers if anyone got too close.She’d been shy, blushing every time our eyes met, like she couldn’t quite believe what we’d done. It was fucking adorable.And it made me want to drag her into the nearest bathroom and fuck her against the wall until she remembered exactly who she belonged to.But I’d controlled myself. I have been gentle. Been the man she needed m
ELARA’S POVI spent the entire morning trying to decide what to wear.“Something I can move in,” I muttered, staring at my pathetically small pile of clothes. But all I could think about was the romance novel from last night…it had kept me up until 3 a.m., my face burning hotter with each chapter.I finally settled on jeans and a black tank top. It was simple and. Comfortable. I hesitated over the bra, but with my cast, it was too awkward to put on properly anyway. The tank top was thick enough. Probably.A knock on my door made my pulse spike.“It’s me,” Knox’s voice called. “You ready?”I took a breath and opened the door.Knox stood there in his usual leather jacket and dark jeans. His eyes traveled over me slowly, lingering just a moment too long on my chest before meeting my gaze.“Hey,” I managed.“Hey.” His voice was rougher than usual. “You look good.”“Thank you”I smiled shyly.He cleared his throat. “We should go. Got somewhere I want to show you.”He led me downstairs and
ELARA’S POVI stared at the book in my lap, my face burning hot enough to probably light the entire room on fire.His hands gripped her hips as he thrust deeper with his 10 inches dick, claiming her completely, not minding her pregnancy. She cried out his name, lost in the sensation of…I slammed the book shut.“Oh my God,” I muttered to myself, fanning my face with my good hand.Three days had passed since Knox had climbed through my window. Three days since I’d fainted at the sight of his… anatomy. Three days of awkward glances and stolen moments that never went further than heated kisses because I was too mortified to let things progress.But I wanted to. God, I wanted to.Which is why in a moment of desperation I had looked for some… educational materials.Now I was sitting on my bed, two hours into the most explicit book I’d ever read, learning things I’d never even imagined people did.And I had questions. So many questions.I grabbed my phone and opened an incognito browser win
CHLOE’S POVThe phone rang once. Twice. Three times.Then it hit voicemail. Again.“Fuck!” I hurled my phone across the hotel room, watching it bounce off the wall and clatter to the floor.Jason’s voice echoed in my head from our last conversation three days ago: I’m going to get her back, Chloe. I’m going to fix this.Fix this. Like what we had was broken. Like what we’d been doing for the past six months was some kind of mistake that needed correcting.I paced across the plush carpet of my suite, my silk robe falling open. I didn’t bother closing it. I didn't care.Six months. For six glorious months, Jason had been mine. We’d snuck around behind Elara’s back, stolen moments that felt more real than anything he’d ever had with his precious fiancée.And yeah, maybe it started as rebellion. Maybe I’d pursued him at first just to prove I could. Just to take something that belonged to perfect, sweet, boring Elara.But then it became more.I’d fallen for him. Actually fallen for my step
KNOX’S POV“Elara! Fuck, Elara, wake up!”I gathered her in my arms, her head lolling against my chest, completely unconscious. My heart hammered against my ribs as I quickly grabbed the blanket and covered us both, cradling her close.“Princess, come on. Open your eyes.” I patted her cheek gently, then more firmly. “Elara.”What the fuck had I been thinking? Coming at her that strong, that fast.She’d barely eaten. Barely drank water. And I’d climbed through her window like some kind of caveman and pushed her too far.“I’m sorry,” I whispered against her hair, rocking her slightly. “I’m so fucking sorry. I should have been more careful. Should have taken better care of you.”Her eyelids fluttered.“That’s it. Come back to me.” I kissed her forehead, her temple, her cheek. “Come on, princess.”She made a small sound, her good hand coming up to weakly push against my chest.“Knox?” Her voice was barely a whisper.“I’m here. I’ve got you.” I held her tighter, relief flooding through me







