SINFUL SALVATION
Deathly silent.
Maybe he left, a tiny, hopeful voice whispered in my head. Maybe he dropped me here, paid the rent, and disappeared. Maybe I'm free.
I swung my legs out of the bed, intending to find a bathroom, when the bedroom door clicked open.
He was standing in the doorway.
Drake.
He wore a crisp, black button-down shirt, the top two buttons left undone, exposing a sliver of tan, muscular chest. His hair was still slightly damp from a shower, and the morning light caught those gold flecks in his grey eyes, making them burn like embers.