Seraphina Harrington POVThe acrid smell of cigarette smoke woke me up a few hours later. I kept my eyes closed for a moment, listening to the quiet, rhythmic sound of the air conditioner humming in the background. My whole body felt heavy, anchored to the mattress by a deep, pulsing soreness. When I finally blinked my eyes open, I saw Dominic standing by the glass window, his large naked back facing me, a small orange glow burning between his fingers.The sheet was pulled up to my collarbone, and beneath it, I could feel the clean, dry towel he must have used to wipe me down while I was half-asleep. But even though the sticky fluids were gone, my internal walls still throbbed, stretched to their limit from the brutal way he had just claimed me.I watched the tense line of his shoulders. He looked so far away, even though we were in the same room. I wondered if he was thinking about my father, or if he was regretting the fact that he couldn't seem to stay away from my body. I was safe
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