Nia’s Pov
I woke with a groan, my body still humming from the night before, every nerve ending on fire. My mouth ached, raw and tender, and my thighs… well, I wasn’t sure I could sit without remembering. The bed felt too big, too empty, yet too close to all the chaos I’d willingly let Rowan drag me into.
I remembered the drive home, how he’d parked right next to my house, opened my door with that infuriatingly polite flourish, and brushed my back as I slidded out. I had half-expected him to follow me inside, maybe kiss me properly, but instead… he had leaned down, pressed a soft kiss to my cheek, and murmured, “Get some rest, Princess.” Then he had circled to the driver’s seat, and had driven off into the night, leaving the tension of our… adventures behind us.
I had thought that would
