Chapter 231

The faint hum of the motel’s air conditioner filled the room as dawn crept through the thin, faded curtains. Evie woke first, her body sore in places she hadn’t expected. The events of the night before lingered in her mind—Leo’s rage, his intensity, and the way he’d taken her with a ferocity she hadn’t seen before.

Damn, she thought.

She glanced at him, still asleep beside her, his chest rising an