It was an accident
JAXON
Accident like the lingerie pic accident?
SAVANNAH
You really need to let the photo go!
JAXON
Trouble, that image of you is permanently burned into my skull
Only way I'm letting that go is if I die
And if that's my last thought then I'd die a happy man
Heat crawled between the sheets, wrapping me tight in its grip.What the hell do I say to that?
Bubbles appeared on the screen before another text from him.
JAXON
Why are you up this late?
SAVANNAH
I can't sleep
JAXON
Funny, neither can I
Which explains why I'm up sketching
SAVANNAH
Sketching?
Seconds later, an image appeared in the chat.The sketch showed a clean-cut vision of a fox woven through skeletal fingers, a rose curling along the bones, playing cards tucked into the composition like secrets.It was haunting and elegant at the same time, sharp in all the ways that mattered.
My chest tightened.
SAVANNAH
That’s… wow.
I can’t believe you drew this.
The typing bubble appeared, disappeared, then came back.
JAXON
It’s for a long-standing client.
Still a work in progress though.
Something’s off and I can’t figure out what.
