Chapter 96Aurora's povRain lashed against the single window, its glass fogged with the steam of the rain. my skin slick with sweat since the lights have refused to come up, my robe clinging to the curves of my body. I hadn’t bothered with anything beneath it—what was the point? The air was thick, humid, the kind that made your lungs work harder just to pull it in. My hair, chestnut and fully scattered all over the bed.Jaxon is still beside me, broad in a way that made the narrow bed feel even smaller. His dark hair was tousled, as if he’d been running his hands through it, and his watch glinted dully in the dim light filtering through the rain-streaked window. His palms were rough, calloused from work I didn’t ask about, and when he reached for me, I could already feel the drag of them against my skin, the way they’d catch on the silk before sliding beneath.“I’m sorry,” he murmured, his voice low, rough, like gravel underfoot. His breath was warm against my temple, then my forehe
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