THE LETTER

HAZEL

I wake to the sun brightly shining in my eyes. The images of what happened only hours before fills my mind and clouds out everything else. I roll onto my side and bury my head into the covers. A few more hours of sleep won't hurt.

To my disappointment however, I cannot go back to sleep. My muscles throb and my core aches from Ramon completely taking my innocence. As much as I hate the way my body is aching at this moment, I don't regret what I let him do to me.

It was going to happen eventually. He and I both knew it. That's what mates do. That's what people in love do. I quietly sit up in bed and rub my throbbing neck. Ramon likes biting, probably more than he should, but I don't mind.

"Good morning," Ramon says softly. His eyes glance at the clock and then they rake over me. "I figured you would sleep in." His hair is wet from a recent shower, and he's wearing nothing but a pair of boxers.

"Trust me, I would if I could." My eyes slide from his eyes down to his shoulders, red w