The night was still young, but Evelyn's body felt like it had been set alight and then extinguished all at once. The bed was a mess, and so were they—wild, breathless, tangled up in each other. Leo lay beside her, his arm draped across her waist as they both caught their breath.
"You good?" Leo's voice was low, almost a whisper, as he pulled her closer, his fingers tracing soft patterns on her skin. His gaze was soft now, no longer the fierce fire from earlier, but something more tender, more real. He wasn't just the bad boy anymore. He was the man who had shown her everything he was.
Evelyn turned to face him, her heart still racing, but there was something else now—something that went beyond the physical. There was a connection. A bond.
"I'm more than good, Leo," she replied, her voice steady but filled with emotion. She cupped his face, her thumb running over his lips. "I've never felt like this before."
Leo smiled, his hand resting on hers, his thumb brushing over her knuckles. "You won't ever feel like this again. I'm not going anywhere."
Her heart fluttered, and for the first time, Evelyn realized that this wasn't just a fling. This was real.
But real meant facing things. It meant the next step.
"Leo… what happens now?" she asked, her voice small, vulnerable. She wasn't afraid of him. But she was afraid of what they meant for each other.
His gaze softened even further, and he leaned in to kiss her forehead. "What do you want, Evelyn?"
What did she want? The question hung in the air, and for the first time, Evelyn wasn't sure what the answer was. All she knew was that she wanted him. Not just tonight, not just in the heat of the moment. But all of it. She wanted all of Leo.
"I want you," she breathed, the words spilling out before she could stop them. She didn't need to say more. They both knew what it meant.
Leo's eyes darkened again, but this time, there was a flicker of something else—something deeper. Something beyond the heat of their bodies. "Then you've got me. All of me."
Evelyn smiled, a real smile, one that came from a place deep inside her. She had been afraid to admit it, but now there was no turning back. She wasn't just falling for Leo. She was already there.