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Vegas Love (2)

Author: Double-L
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-27 00:12:20

{EDMONDO'S POV}

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Tomorrow comes fast. And it's morning again.

The morning spills through the massive windows, drenching the room in soft gold. Outside, Vegas hums with life; cars weaving through the Strip, neon signs still flickering even in daylight, the distant sound of laughter and slot machines. But in here, in this bed, it's quiet. It's just us.

Carina Morelli is curled beside me, wrapped in the sheets. Her bare shoulder is exposed and her hair is a dark tangle on the pillow.

I reach out, brushing a strand away from her face. She stirs. Her lips part slightly and I pause, watching her. Before, love was brutal. It was a battle. But this… this is something else entirely.

Her eyes flutter open, it's hazy with sleep.

"You're staring again," she murmurs, voice thick with drowsiness.

I smirk, running a thumb over her cheek. "You're in my bed. What else am I supposed to do?"

She shifts. She stretches her arms above her head, the sheet slipping lower. My gaze follows and she knows it
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