With Jade now part of the scene, the Thousand Stars Summit took on a whole new kind of liveliness at night.
What had once been a quiet, serene mountaintop now echoed with the unmistakable sounds of passion. Riley was as relentless as ever, and it didn't take long for Jade to realize just how... active things could get around here.
The following morning, Jade sat at the long breakfast table with the others, her cheeks glowing a deep shade of crimson.
She kept her gaze firmly on the bowl in front of her, stirring it absentmindedly even though she had no real appetite. The moans from the night before still rang in her ears.
They hadn't just been random noises either—no, she could clearly hear Riley's name being screamed again and again.
The walls of the summit did little to muffle anything, and the sound traveled far too easily through the vast halls and open courtyards.
Jade was mortified.
And curious.
And maybe, just maybe… a little intrigued.
