Lilian’s POV
Maddie left as quickly as she’d arrived, leaving behind a lingering scent of expensive perfume and a pile of designer clothes that cost more than my entire college tuition. The silence of the penthouse rushed back to me in the moment the elevator doors slid shut, heavy and suffocating.
I stood alone in the hallway of the guest wing, staring at the closed door of the bathroom. Go shower. Use the good stuff, Maddie’s voice echoed in my head.
I needed to wash the city off my skin. I needed to wash the entire day away. But mostly, I needed to scrub off the phantom sensation of Alexander’s hands on my waist and the taste of his mouth that was still clinging to my lips like a brand.
Pushing the bathroom door open with a heavy sigh, I stepped inside. If the bedroom was a showroo
