Release–1
Thea’s POV
Sunlight streamed across my face, pulling me from sleep. For a moment, I was disoriented, not quite remembering how I’d gotten back to my bedroom, until the strong arm draped around my waist brought last night’s events flooding back.
Panic shot through me. I didn’t want Kane to wake up, not while I was having this meltdown, not while my thoughts were this jumbled. I slipped out of bed as gently as
possible.
He rolled over, mumbling something in his sleep but didn’t wake up. I sighed with relief, pulled on some clothes, and grabbed my phone from the dresser.
I tiptoed to the door, wincing when the hinges creaked. Looking back, thank the Goddess, Kane was still sprawled across my bed, the sheet only covering up to his waist, revealing his incredibly toned abs, one arm thrown over his face. I swallowed hard and left the
room.
Walking downstairs felt like doing a walk of shame, even though this was my own damn house. The soreness between my legs reminded me of how thoroughly Kane had “relieved my pain” last night.
Once I reached the kitchen, I fell apart. All the panic and anxiety I’d been holding back in the bedroom crashed over me like an avalanche.
“Calm down, people have sex all the time,” I tried telling myself, but that only made my
heart race faster.
I started pacing across the tiled floor, still unable to believe I’d slept with another male. I’d always thought Sebastian would be the only one to touch me, to see me naked. But now, I’d not only let Kane kiss me, I’d let him into my bed.
Tired of pacing, I sat on a kitchen barstool, my foot tapping anxiously against the floor. What was I supposed to do? How was I supposed to act? I didn’t know the rules for this
shit.
Should I make him breakfast? Would he want breakfast? Was this going to happen again or was it just a one–night stand?
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I placed a hand over my thundering heart. My chest felt like it was going to explode.
“You don’t have to love someone to sleep with them… you just need to be attracted to them,” that female voice in my head whispered again.
I shook my head, feeling disoriented for a moment. Just as I was about to argue back, my phone vibrated, cutting me off. I unlocked it.
Happy Birthday.
I read the short message, wondering who it was from. Then I looked up to see the sender was Sebastian. I felt shocked, then furious.
He had absolutely no right to send me this stupid message. He’d never wished me happy birthday during our marriage, especially not after saying those disgusting things to me.
I stood up and started pacing again. I mean, why now? Why after we’re divorced? Why today of all days? Right after I’d slept with another male?
I didn’t think it was fair to compare the two men’s sexual performance, but Kane had thoroughly claimed me. Plain and simple. It was filled with passion and heat, something that had been missing with Sebastian. I liked it, but I also hated it because it proved how bland my sex life with Sebastian had been.
The only time Sebastian had claimed me like that was our first time, and that was because he thought he was fucking Aurora, his goddamn love of his life.
I always wished it could have been like that between us. Always felt like something was missing. Not that it was bad, just that I wanted more.
Now, after this night with Kane, I realized what was missing between Sebastian and me was passion. I also realized it was missing because I wasn’t the woman he wanted.
I tried to push away the pain that surged through me. I didn’t want to think about Sebastian holding back even during sex because he wanted someone else.
I went back to my phone, just to distract myself from the turmoil inside.
I found more messages wishing me happy birthday. There was one from Roman, one from Iris, even one from my mom, and Damien too. I ignored the rest, only making a mental
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