Once I’ve settled on the most fitting choice, a slow-burning R&B number that bursts with a seductive chorus, the music begins to permeate the room from the overhead speakers. I straighten myself and step to the light switch located behind the chair Axel is seated in. “Why do you have to turn ...
The sound of rain is beautiful, a soothing lullaby capable of putting the manliest of men into a deep sleep. I let out a yawn and prepare to lie down. Oh, wait. I can’t. Being a responsible adult sucks sometimes. Okay, maybe all the time. I lean my head against a bookcase I’ve just stocked from t...
Slate greets me easily, making me breakfast and teasing me. I’m not sure how to handle it, so after breakfast, I grab a book from the library and head up to my room. I stay there for hours until it’s late afternoon and hunger again drives me back downstairs. I’m hoping Slate will be locked in his...