Chapter 31

Zea's POV

I didn't know how long Phoenix and I lay on the bed, but at some point he got up and closed the curtains as dusk was slowly setting in.

A comfortable silence filled the situation and allowed me to focus more on Phoenix's hands, which were tightly gripping my stomach.

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Loud screaming and a deafening noise startled me awake early in the morning.

“Oh, holy rubber boots! My brother lost his virginity!"

Through sleepy eyes I made out the silhouette of a boy standing scantily clad in the doorway. When an arm suddenly wrapped itself around my body and pulled me back onto the bed, I jumped in surprise.

Then I spotted Phoenix's messy black hair poking out from the covers. He grumbled something in his sleep and then pulled me close to his body, trying helplessly to create some space between me and him, which turned out to be futile.

The boy who had so brutally torn me out of my dreams now came with long strides to m