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Chapter 12: The Morning After

Penulis: Blissful Ositas
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Alex rolled over lazily on the damp sheet until his shoulder bumped against another body.

For a moment he lay there, the sunlight sliding across the room like a hand waking the house.

Then alarm pricked through his fog. He sat upright so fast his head spun, the world tilting for a second. There was a figure at his side, a warm body curled close, and for a beat his brain refused to place who it was.

His heart kicked. He swung his legs over the side of the bed and nearly fell, then scrambled to his feet, a laugh of disbelief stuck in his throat.

The sight of bare skin made him feel like a schoolboy caught in mischief.

Curiosity and dread pulled him back around the mattress. He peered over the sleeping form and felt his knees go loose.

It was Eva, Eva Mendes, her hair thrown across the pillow like a dark flag, her breathing even, her lashes resting against her cheek.

Where had the time gone? How had he fallen asleep like that, with her? A ridiculous, high-pitched sound left him, h
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