Chapter 44

Chapter 44:

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Sweat trickled down her back as she followed the instructor’s voice. The old scars would have stung by now, but Adrian’s miracle cure had left her skin smooth and free. She felt as if she were living in a new body. She had to admit it—the scar-fading potion worked like magic. Years of shame and discomfort had been wiped away in the short time since she’d used it.

She bent and stretched through each pose, breath turning ragged, muscles trembling with effort.

Every gasp, every shaky exhale carried through the thin walls—straight into the room next door.

Andrew’s bedroom.

Andrew had never realized how much sound carried through this house—tonight, every whimper and sigh from her room seemed to pour straight into his ears. Her breathing was uneven, quick; soft moans barely stifled, testing the last edges of his patience.