Chapter 202

The room feels thick with heat and tension. Dom is lying beside me, his arm still draped across my waist, and I can feel his heart pounding against my shoulder. I almost hate how steady it is compared to the wild pace of my own.

For a moment, he’s silent, and I feel the urge to fill that silence, to somehow make him understand why this separation is necessary.

“I can’t keep staying here,” I say, s