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Strangers in the Morning

Author: Sarah Ovvens
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-15 17:47:27

Maya woke with a start, the sunlight streaming through the curtains making her squint. For a moment, her mind was blank—a hazy fog of fragmented memories and the dull throb of a headache clouding her thoughts. Then, as she moved, the warm, unfamiliar weight of an arm draped over her waist made her freeze.

Her breath caught, panic rising in her chest. Slowly, she turned her head and saw him—a stranger. Dark hair tousled, his face peaceful in sleep, the kind of handsomeness that seemed almost unfair. And then it hit her like a freight train: the night before. The drinks. The kiss. The bed.

“Oh, God,” she whispered, her voice shaky.

She shot upright, clutching the sheet to her chest as her eyes darted around the room. It was unfamiliar, definitely not hers. She was in his space, surrounded by a mix of masculine chaos—discarded clothes, an unmade bed, and the faint smell of cologne and alcohol lingering in the air. Her stomach twisted in knots as she realized the implications of where she
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