Chapter 11
Nicole
Breakfast served in our room meant I stayed in Ryder’s arms, like we had no worries, as the sun rose.
Being naked near him didn’t faze me. My skin zapped from his touch and I arched my back still, like I was preparing for more of him inside me.
All my core exercises had made last night more pleasurable as I reacted to his slightest touch.
However, as morning waned, we dragged ourselves out of bed and took a shower, together.
I was in a state of bliss, but the moment I dressed the world began to normalize.
“You look beautiful today,” he said.
The fuzziness of our evening sharpened fast in my vision, even if I didn’t want it to. I ignored the snap of reality and twirled in my white-and-blue-trimmed day dress and white sandals. “The palace tailors are amazing. I don’
