Chapter 1: Introduction
The room was bathed in the soft glow of her bedside lamp, casting long shadows across the faded wallpaper. Emma lay sprawled on her stomach, her slim body half-buried beneath a mountain of pillows. Her long, dark hair cascaded down her back, a few loose tendrils clinging to her shoulders. The air was thick with the sugary scent of her strawberry-vanilla lotion, a remnant of her earlier shower.
She couldn't sleep. Not again. Not with this ache gnawing at her, this heat that pooled between her thighs and left her breathless and restless.