Midnight Afterglow

In the middle of the peaceful night, Lyra stirred in the darkness, her eyes fluttering open to the steady warmth of Kaelen’s chest beneath her hand. His heartbeat, calm and sure, seemed to echo through her, grounding her—but there was something different tonight. Her skin tingled, her body hummed with a memory she couldn’t shake, and her throat felt unexpectedly dry.

Gently, almost reverently, sh