Sol hovers over me and brushes my hair away from my neck before he buries his face there. He breathes me in deeply and kneels behind me in order to stay flush with my hips. I’m grateful he hasn’t immediately discarded me like I thought he would, and it makes me feel much better.

Sol’s arms curl around my body from underneath me, his lips finding the skin where he’d been practically gnawing on and kisses it gently. I sigh softly and completely relax into the ...