Chapter 27: Stella Warns Bennett

As soon as she hits her front doorstep, Stella stripped off her clothes. Quickly scooping them up as she moved silently up the stairs.

She seriously needed a hot shower. She wanted the smell of Bennett off her skin. The memory of his touch wiped clean from her mind.

Trying to ignore the memories of Bennett’s expert touch flooding over her. Letting go of Bennett may prove harder than she expected. Even the short while she’d known him, they’d been through so much together. She’d slept with him twice. He’d saved her life twice.

She’d miss the sex. But not the lifesaving. She wasn’t cut out for that kind of living. Especially the part where she kept almost dying.

Stella lathered up with her favorite lemon verbena shower gel. The warm water soothed her limbs. She inhaled deeply. The lemony scent filled her lungs. She felt lighter. Freer.