ETHANI pulled out of her, still tormented. For a brief moment, I felt fully satisfied, resting my face between her breasts. I kissed the sweaty skin beneath one breast, trying to calm my breathing. I felt her heartbeat slow down, just like her breath. Damn, she was even better than I had imagined. Her pale skin was now red, and it was fascinating.I slid my hand along the side of her body, feeling the gentle curve of her waist down to her hip. I wanted the sensation of being inside her again. Having her around me was almost inexplicable. I was right when I thought we would be good together. But good didn't even come close to what we were.Her body still trembled a bit beneath mine, and her eyes were closed. Maybe I had demanded too much from her. I stood up before lifting her in my arms."What are you doing?" she asked."You can rest in my bed," I said, walking towards the stairs."What? No. I just need a few minutes, and then I'll leave.""Leave? Do you really think I'm going to let

ELLIE At every step I took, the muscles between my legs complained, reminding me of last night. Hell. Weren't all the marks he left on my body enough? No low-cut tops for a while, Ellie. Something told me it had been intentional. The jerk wanted me to remember. "Ellie? I'm talking to you," Anna said, grabbing my arm, making me stop. We were leaving the lab to have lunch. "I'm sorry. What did you say?" "Is something wrong?" She analyzed me. "What are you hiding?" I hadn't decided yet whether I would tell her everything that had happened between Ethan and me. But I wouldn't be able to hide it for long. "Todd sent me flowers yesterday." Maybe if I told her one truth, she wouldn't notice. "He just doesn't give up. You're not thinking of forgiving him, are you?" "No!" I hadn't even had time to think about Todd in the past few hours. "I know it can be hard. After all, the guy is literally an Italian Adonis, but don't forget what you had to go through because of him." "Don't worry,

ELLIE "Don't you dare speak to me like that!" I growled. He closed his eyes and bit his lower lip hard before roughly grabbing my hips and spinning our bodies, pushing me against the door, my back slamming against it. Pressing his body against mine, he crushed my breasts with his massive chest, making me feel how hard he was against my stomach. He lifted my arms, pinning my hands above my head. "Say you didn't fuck with him, damn it," he demanded through clenched teeth. "Fuck you, you son of a bitch!" I responded, trying to free myself. "Say it!" he snarled, using one hand to grip my chin. "Do you think I'm a whore?" "Is that a 'no'?" "Screw you!" I wanted to kick him in the balls. "Great. That's all I needed to know," he said before lifting my black top with one hand, exposing my bare breasts, and releasing more adrenaline throughout my body. "What the hell are you doing?" I asked, breathless, as he stared at my breasts with a slight smile of satisfaction. He ran a finger ov

ETHAN"Will?" She cleared her throat before approaching. "Hi! What are you doing here?" she said, trying to pretend to be natural. Too late Brown. Will stared at me again."Was it her?" he asked incredulously. I sighed. Since when did I have to explain my sex life to my friends?"She what?" Ellie asked."I'm not stupid, El. I know what you two were doing in there," Will said, and I saw her grow even paler, probably panicking. Her gaze turned to me, seeking some help."That's none of your business, Will. We're adults, and we can handle it," I finally said. Miss Brown seemed even more irritated. What did she expect? That I would try to lie? Will wasn't stupid."Don't worry, Will. It was a mistake. It won't happen again. I have to go," she said, not even looking at me, before turning her back and leaving."Damn it, Morgan! Did it have to be her?""That's none of your business, Will. It's between me and her. Don't meddle.""You're completely wrong. She's my family.""Don't worry, it's not

ELLIEI ran out of the restaurant leaving Will and Ethan behind. Luckily for me, Todd was no longer waiting for me. Keeping him waiting had been very stupid of me. And to think that I had made him wait to have sex with Ethan in the bathroom made me feel ten times worse.Damn it, Ellie! Did you lose your mind? It was supposed to be just once. Having sex with him in a restaurant bathroom wasn't part of the plan. I wanted to regret it. I really did. But hell, it had been so good. One of the most exciting experiences of my life. It was too late to dwell on regret. Morgan could make me lose my mind, but the fact that I wanted too didn't help.Having done that made things more complicated between us. I could deal with having spent a single night with him, but letting it happen again was a mistake, and it opened up room to think he was interested. Especially because he kept asking those questions about Todd, demanding to know if I would go back to him. Did he care? It made no sense. But the