Chapter Twenty-Three

I awoke with a sense of someone gently caressing my face. I slowly opened my eyes in narrow slits, prepared to have the first glaring brightness of the sun directly assaulting my tired eyes while trying to remember what had happened the night before. But instead, I was greeted with the faint light and the sound of crashing waves outside.

Little by little the memories of the night before came in a torpedo of embarrassment and giddiness. I had done it. I was finally kissed and touched by a man. My body welcomed it even if my heart craves another man's touch–Alaric. I'm not even sure if I should be glad I fainted to escape the embarrassment of succumbing to the desire or sad that I haven't felt the full extent of it.

I internally shook my head.

I found Roman beside me wide awake while gazing at me with his unreadable eyes. What did he think of me now?

“How long I've been asleep?”

“Five hours,” That means–

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