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His Name in My Skin

Penulis: Bree
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-04-20 18:58:38

Reina's POV

The first rays of morning sliced through the cracked blinds, golden light pooling on the floor like spilled honey. I blinked against it, my limbs heavy and my mouth dry, body still recovering from the war waged on it hours before.

I haven't left my room again after… that. Not once. The pain had bloomed between my thighs with every step, so I gave up walking altogether and simply laid there—staring at the ceiling, aching, thinking.

But now it was morning. And the ache was irrelevant.

I peeled myself off the bed, stretching my sore limbs, every nerve reminding me of the night I wanted to erase. The sheets slid down my bare skin and for a moment, my breath caught at the way I still smelled like him. I shoved the thought aside, gritting my teeth.

It’s time to face reality.

I stepped into the bathroom and turned on the shower. Hot water gushed out and steam clouded the mirror almost instantly. I slid in, letting the water burn me clean, as if it could sear away the memory of h
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