LOGINRegan’s POVMe and Reid had just got off the jetski, both of us dripping wet and laughing as we dragged it back toward the shore. The sun was high, the water warm, and the whole beach at San Estrella Cove was packed with families, tourists, and kids running around with sand buckets. We’d left my parents lounging under a big umbrella, and Reila was wandering somewhere with her camera, probably hunting for aesthetic shots.Reid shook his head like a dog, spraying water everywhere. “Dad! Did you see that wave? I thought we were going to flip!”I chuckled, ruffling his soaked hair. “We weren’t flipping. I had it under control.”“No, you didn’t,” he said with a grin, eyes bright. “You screamed.”“I did not scream.”“You did,” he insisted, laughing. “Like this—AAAH!”I groaned. “That’s not even close to how I sound.”Reid kept laughing, the kind of laugh that made his whole body shake. “It was funny, Dad. You should’ve seen your face.”I crouched down to fix his goggles, which were hanging
Atticus POV(super cute Atti!)Nana was talking to me again while she put more sunscreen on my neck. She always puts too much. It feels cold and sticky, like a slug sliding down my back.“Atti, you’ll burn if you don’t let me put this,” she said.“But Nana,” I said, “did you know that burns have levels? Like Level 1 is just red and Level 2 has bubbles, and Level 3 is super bad, and you have to go to the hospital. And firemen get burns too even if they’re brave.”Nana blinked at me. “Yes, kiddo, but it can still burn you.”Then Dada told me to wear my hat because the sun was “very, very angry today.” He said it with his serious voice, the one he uses when he talks about the weather like it’s a person.I said okay, but the hat was itchy and made my hair feel weird, so I put it beside me when he wasn’t looking. I don’t think the sun will get mad at me. I didn’t do anything.Mom wasn’t under the big umbrella with us. My aunties and uncles dragged her away so she could swim. They said she
Anastasia’s POV Inside the hotel room, Atticus practically vibrated with excitement as I tried to dress him. He kept bouncing on the bed, arms lifted one second, dropping the next, making it nearly impossible to get his shirt on straight.“Atti, hold still,” I reminded him, trying not to laugh. “If you keep moving like that, we’re never going to leave.”“But Mom,” he giggled, “the beach is waiting!”His joy was infectious. I smoothed his hair, forcing a smile.“I know, baby. That’s why we need to hurry.”A soft knock sounded before the door opened and Marianne peeked in.Marianne peeked. “Good morning. Someone looks very excited.”Atticus immediately puffed his chest. “We’re going to the beach!”“I can see that,” she laughed, stepping fully into the room.The hotel room behind her was soft beige walls, a wide window overlooking the shoreline, and two neatly made beds separated by a small wooden nightstand. Atticus’s toys were scattered near the foot of one bed, and my open suitcase s
Anastasia’s POVIt’s been three days since that stupid hike.Three days since Regan decided to turn into some kind of… persistent delivery service. Food still arrives at the door—breakfast, lunch, dinner. Flowers too. Different kinds every day.And now he messages actively. I haven’t opened most of them. I haven’t replied to any.I’m too embarrassed, angry mostly to myself and confused. Because how the hell did I end up making out with my ex‑husband? Well—soon to be ex‑husband.I groaned and buried my face into Atticus’s pillow. I’d been lying on his bed for the past hour, staring at the ceiling, replaying everything I shouldn’t be replaying.My train of thought stopped when Atticus put down his iPad.He looked at me with that serious little face of his. “Mommy, do you have a breathing problem?”I blinked. “What?”“You keep sighing. Like… a lot.”Before I could respond, he scooted closer, cupped my cheeks with his tiny hands, and said, “Do this.”He exaggerated a slow inhale, chest
When I woke up, the space beside me was empty.For a second, I didn’t understand why my chest felt tight or why the air felt different. Then everything from last night slammed into me all at once, and regret hit so hard I had to squeeze my eyes shut.“Fuck, Anastasia… are you actually losing your mind now?” I whispered harshly to myself.My heart pounded as I sat up, the cold morning air biting at my skin. And that’s when I saw him.Regan.He was crouched near the small fire, trying and failing to cook something in a battered pot. His hair was a mess, his shirt half‑buttoned, and his hands…His hands were covered in small cuts and fresh red marks. I almost laughed because he looked ridiculous but the memory of what happened last night stopped the sound in my throat. The embarrassment, the confusion, the shame… it all rushed back.I looked down at myself—and froze.I was clean. My skin. My hair. Even the blanket beneath me. Someone had wiped away the mess I had yesterday.He had. The r
Anastasia’s POVI can feel Regan’s fingers inside of me. With his fingers in my pussy, I felt that thick, enveloping sensation I had never before felt. Just from two of his big digits, I am stretched this far.I couldn’t think straight.Everything felt hazy, warm, too close. My thoughts tangled together, slipping through my fingers before I could hold on to any of them. It wasn’t rational, none of this was but reason had stopped mattering the moment his hands touched me.My mind was a blur, flooded with heat and confusion and something dangerously close to longing. Every breath felt too shallow. Every heartbeat too loud. I knew I should stop, pull away, say something, anything, but my body wasn’t listening to me.It was like I’d stepped outside myself, watching from a distance as instinct drowned out logic.I hated how easily he unraveled me. I hated how familiar it felt. I hated how much I didn’t want to stop.But most of all, I hated that a part of me, a part I’d buried years ago st







