Chapter 13 : Entanglement

Staring at the ceiling, my body still tinged from the aftermath. Sweat beaded down my skin and onto the mattress under me, Zaine's arm having been thrown over my waist while he'd tucked his body into mine.

His breath was light against my neck, his face still buried there from when he'd come. I came back into myself slowly.

"I didn't know…"

I turned my head slightly, brushing my ear up against the tangled mess of his hair.

"What?"

Zaine's eyelashes tickled my neck as he blinked slowly. His fingers moved along my hip, tracing random patterns there that had my body working itself up again. I quickly slapped my hand over his, halting him from ramping me up so soon after he'd just fucked my brains out.

"Didn't know what, Zaine?"

He hummed at me. "About you. I didn't know."

Now I was really confused. I grazed my hand through his hair, gently working it back from his face and smiling when the gesture made him practically purr in response. It's annoyin