Beneath the Surface
The light that filtered through the grand windows of Alec’s mansion was soft and golden, casting delicate shadows across the room. It felt like a slow awakening, the kind that makes one feel too vulnerable yet too trapped to escape. Selena’s eyelids fluttered open as the warmth of the morning sun kissed her face, a stark contrast to the storm brewing inside her heart.
She still felt the echo of the night before—the unspoken tension, the rawness of it. Alec’s touch, gentle yet commanding, had set her nerves ablaze. But there was more to it. The way he made her feel… small, delicate, cherished, but also utterly controlled. She hated how much it hurt. And worse, she hated how much she liked it.
Her breath hitched as the memories of their shared night replayed in her mi
