Eryx storms into Theo's room before he even realizes he hasn't knocked. But the second he steps in, he freezes in the door way.
Right there on the bedside table is Theo's open laptop and displayed across the screen is Mira's image.
She's laughing.
Wearing Theo's oversized trousers, and one of his button-down shirts that completely swallows her smaller frame, Mira stands barefoot, her smile wide and unfiltered, her head slightly tilted back as she throws her arms in the air like something about the outfit is too ridiculous for her not to laugh at.
The photo is casual, candid. Intimate.
Eryx's heart slams hard against his chest. Heat rushes through him like a fever breaking loose inside his veins.
That image.. it hits something sharp and unspoken in him, dragging up the memory of their near kiss with a force that makes him stagger slightly.
