Chapter 55: Safe House Seductions

Hours later, we reach a ramshackle safe house on the outskirts of a dusty border town. Ramirez orders everyone inside, distributing battered mattresses on the floor. Zach and Marta take one corner, Ramirez's men in another. Elena and I claim the far side.

Exhaustion seeps into my muscles, but desire throbs beneath it. Elena's eyes gleam in the dim lantern light, her hair tousled from the journey. "We might not get another chance to—" she begins, voice hitching.

I swallow. "I know." We settle on the single mattress, the others too occupied with their own tasks to pay close attention. Our gazes lock. She slides closer, the tension crackling into pure, magnetic lust.

In hushed tones, we shed layers of dusty clothing. My hands roam her bare skin, every nerve alive with reckless hunger. She arches into me, her nails raking gently down my back. I stifle a groan into her neck, half terrified someone might notice—yet thrilled by the danger.

Our movements are frantic, half-silenced moans and desperate whispers. Her mouth parts against mine, breath hot with longing as we merge in a fusion of heat and urgency. The thin mattress squeaks, and for a dizzying moment, the entire world narrows to the slide of skin, the tremors of release building in us both. It's a raw, R18 moment stolen in a place where we could be discovered at any second.

When it's over, we lie tangled, chests heaving. She presses a final, tender kiss to my lips, eyes shining with a mix of satisfaction and fear. "This is crazy," she whispers. I can only nod, heart racing, already craving more—yet dreading the consequences.