A new enemy?

In the middle of the night, a distant blare of a phone touched my ears. The warm body against me moved and then the sound was gone. The depth of darkness pulled me in again into a peaceful sleep until I heard another noise.

Snuggling into the pillow, I turned on the bed. The lack of a warmth behind me forced my eyes open. Instead of Syl, there lay emptiness beside me.

A frown formed between my brows.

Where did he go?

Letting out a yawn, I checked the time.

Three in the morning.

Seeing the bathroom light off and the door of the balcony closed, my frown deepened.

"Syl?" I sat up. And the blanket slid down, revealing my bareness. Heat crawled up my cheeks recalling the event of last night.

A very hot and punishing event.

I bit my lip as my blood hummed at the reminder of his sinful touches and strokes. His taste still lingered in my mouth.

But to my dissatisfaction, he didn't give me what I begged him. He didn't claim me last night. His marks sat all over my body, but I was still