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Not Ricardo. Not anyone.

Author: Callie
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-25 20:11:29

RYAN

Steam still clung to my skin as I stepped out of the bathroom, towel in my hand and hair damp. I was drying my chest with lazy strokes when I walked into the room and nearly jumped out of my damn skin.

Rafael was sitting on my bed, his legs crossed, completely comfortable like he’d been there for hours. His eyes flicked up from his phone… and landed right on my dick.

“Dude!” I quickly yanked the towel around my waist, glaring at him. “Ever heard of knocking?”

Rafael grinned, completely unbothered. “Ever heard of pants?”

I rolled my eyes, turning to grab a T-shirt off the dresser. “What are you even doing in here?”

“Came to check up on you earlier. You weren’t around,” he said with a shrug, dropping his phone to the side. “So I figured I’d wait till you came back. How are you feeling now?”

“Better. Went out with Ricardo.”

His eyebrows lifted slightly. “Oh?”

“Yeah. He took me to some training center. Said it’s time I learned how to survive in his world.” I pulled on the shirt, stil
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