ARDENWhen I opened my eyes, I was disoriented for a second.The light hitting my face was different. The high, smooth white ceiling above me wasn't the one in my apartment, and the scent in the room—clean linen, cedarwood, and faint lavender—belonged entirely to Jett.Then the memories of last night rushed back into my head all at once. The heat, his hands, his voice dark and breathless against my ear, and the total, unreserved way he had held me until we both fell asleep.I let out a slow, quiet breath and sank back into the pillows, letting myself actually relax for the first time in months. My entire body felt pleasantly heavy, warm, and grounded.The other side of the bed was empty, but the sheets were still warm where he had been lying.I sat up, untangling my legs from the heavy duvet, and swung my feet onto the floor. I picked up my clothes from the night before, threw them on, and padded bare-footed down the short hallway toward the living room.I found Jett in the kit
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