Chapter 24 Caught In The Act

• The air between Celia and Alexander had shifted irreparably. After their passionate encounter, everything felt different—electric, charged with an intensity neither of them could ignore. For the first time, Celia felt like she was walking on air. She had gotten what she wanted, or so she thought. They had crossed a line together, and it seemed like nothing could pull them apart.
• But that night, reality quickly came crashing down.
• It started like any other evening. The mansion was quiet, with only the soft hum of the air conditioning and the distant sounds of the city in the background. Celia had been trying to act normal, walking around the mansion as though nothing had changed, though every part of her felt different. She couldn’t stop replaying the feel of Alexander’s hands on her skin, the sound of his voice as he kissed her—passionate, desperate, as though he couldn’t get enough.