The late evening light filtered through the curtains, casting a glow across the rumpled sheets. Lila sank onto the bed, her body sinking into the plush mattress as the cool fabric a gently caresses her bare thighs.

She leaned back against the pile of pillows, her loose cotton tank top riding up to expose the smooth plane of her stomach, her shorts discarded earlier was on the floor.

The air was warm, scented with the faint jasmine of her candle light, its flame flickering on the ...