In all her life, this was honestly the first time Esther had ever arrived at her own place in the early hours of the morning without being accompanied by her family. If she had been alone, it would have been unthinkable. Yet half an hour ago, Esther had broken her very first record in almost everything with a man.

The night had grown quiet, hushed by exhaustion as most people surrendered to sleep. Esther hummed softly along the hallway until she stopped in front of her apartment door. Right ...