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Chapter 232: After

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Ivy's POV

As Spencer wraps his arms around me and pulls me onto the bed beside him, I find myself reeling from what just happened between the two of us.

I can feel him seeping out of me, a strange warmth pooling out from between my legs, a sticky reminder of what’s just transpired. As the aftershocks roll through me, I look up at Spencer, whose eyes are half-closed as he stares up at the ceiling. Almost subconsciously, he pulls me even closer against his bare chest, and I can hear the steady thrum of his heartbeat beneath his skin.

We just had sex.

We’re not together anymore–Spencer is engaged to Delilah, and if anything, he’s been avoiding me like the plague.

But even despite all of that, we just had sex.

What does this mean for us?

My mouth falls open as I look up at Spencer again, admiring the gentle angles of his face. I want to trace my fingers along his skin, to feel every inch of him. But now that our intimacy has ended, it feels forbidden to touch him in such romantic wa
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Good grief, mate bond be damned girl and move on from his spineless, weak self.
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