The morning sunlight spilled through the curtains, warm and golden, but it felt cold against Emily’s skin.She stirred slowly, her body still wrapped in the heat of memory—his arms around her, his lips brushing her forehead, the weight of his breath soft against her hair. But the space beside her was empty. The sheets, once tangled between them, now lay flat. Untouched.He was gone.Emily blinked, disoriented. Her hand instinctively reached out to the cool linen. No warmth. No trace.A hollow ache bloomed in her chest. Sharp. Deep. Immediate.Last night came back to her in waves—his warm hands, his breathless kiss, the way he held her like she was the only thing anchoring him. But he didn’t take her, didn’t cross the final line. He had kissed her, touched her, clung to her like a drowning man—but he’d stopped before either of them fell too far. She saw him gulp hard, forcing himself to stop and roll beside her.He had pulled her close and simply held her.They were hugging to sleep, j
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