Chapter 38_ Remorseful

The following morning, Kate awoke in a state of confusion, her entire body aching as if it had been run over by a truck. As she sat up in bed, her attempts to move were met with sharp pain, causing her to finally take notice of the bite marks covering her hands and thighs. Panic-stricken, she attempted to stand, only to have her legs give out beneath her, drawing the attention of the man who had taken her to bed the night before.

Lucas, who had woken earlier, gazed calmly at the sleeping woman in his arms, his emotions churning within him. He was unsure how to process what had transpired between them the previous night. Moved by his desires, he had taken her with a primal fervor, leaving behind a tell-tale red spot on the sheets. He knew it had been her first time with a man, and he had been anything but gentle. Like a wild beast, he had claimed her body, unable to resist the forbidden fruit that lay before him. Despite having been drugged, flashes of their passionate encounter linger