Chapter 23

• I wake up early the following morning with heavy eyes. Scenes from last night start to bubble up in my head, making me feel a wave of emotion. I keep thinking about how much we've changed and how we used to be. How Miki has evolved.
• What makes him want to punish me? More significantly, why am I accepting his offer?
• I'm flinging off the sheet because I feel like I've had five cups of coffee, my skin is burning from the heat, and my heart is fluttering.