Chapter Twenty-Eight: Alex

“Come in.”

“Hey, I just wanted to see…” Amber’s voice trails off as her eyes land on my body.

I relish in the way her stare makes me feel. The tension of her heated gaze makes it hard to breathe. All I want is her, and all she wants is for me to leave her alone. That’s what she says, anyway. I realize that she’s staring at my scars more than my toned abs, an observation that deflates my confidence just a little.

“What are those from? Those weren’t there before.” She walks towards me and touches my scars.

Tingles light up my skin underneath her fingertips. Goddess, I have missed that. Her touch feels so good that I almost forget to answer her.

“Oh, uh, I got into a fight with some rogues and their leader gave me a going away gift.”

She moves closer, her hands never leaving me. The closer she gets, the harder it is for me to not throw her on my bed and show her e