Chapter 24

Violet Nothing about last night’s tryst in the garden with Nile had been planned or expected, but this morning it was all I could think about. I woke up in my own room, alone, and wished that I had been waking up with him instead. The sex had been phenomenal but short-lived. I wished I had given myself more time to look into his emerald eyes or feel the powerful muscles of his arms. In the harsh light of day I wasn’t sure I would get that chance without feeling embarrassed by my gawking.