THE MORNING AFTER Sunlight slipped through the curtains and hit my face too directly, too bright. I groaned, turning my head, but it didn't help much. My head still ached from the wine, and my body-I froze.That ache... lower, deeper. Not painful. Just... there. Real.Last night wasn't a dream.An arm tightened around my waist before I could move too much, pulling me back against a warm, solid chest. His breath brushed the back of my neck, slow and steady, like he hadn't a single worry in the world.I didn't even know his name.That thought should've bothered me more than it did."Morning," he muttered, voice rough with sleep.I turned slightly, enough to look at him. Up close, in actual daylight, he looked... different. Not just attractive-there was something steadier about him. Older. Like he knew exactly what he was doing. Always."Morning," I said, quieter than I meant to.For a second, neither of us said anything. And weirdly, it wasn't awkward.It should have been.He brushed
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