The car door clicked shut. The morning sun filtered through the windshield, casting golden light on Rekha’s flushed cheeks. She tugged her hoodie off, revealing the snug sports top clinging to her still-heaving chest.

Rudra slid into the driver’s seat beside her, adjusting his shorts, pretending to catch his breath. But his eyes kept drifting toward her thighs, still slightly damp, still glistening.