Cover of Things We Left Behind (Knockemout, #3)

Knockemout, #3

Things We Left Behind

by Lucy Score


Genre
Suspense, Contemporary, Romance
Year
2023
Pages
660
Contents

21

Overview

Sloane and Lucian follow through on their one-night agreement, igniting an explosive, consensual encounter. Despite setting boundaries and insisting it’s only sex, both reveal vulnerability—Lucian’s care not to hurt Sloane and Sloane’s trust—and share undeniable chemistry. The intimacy hints at deeper attachment that may complicate their plan to keep it to one night.

Summary

In Sloane’s hotel room, tension turns to action after perfunctory ground rules. Lucian challenges Sloane’s bravado, and they kiss, both testing control and trading barbs. He shows concern about hurting her; she demands he stop holding back, signaling trust despite their mutual insistence that this is only one night.

Clothes come off amid dominance and consent checks. Sloane sets a safe word (“Library”), provides condoms, and goads Lucian to drop restraint. Lucian alternates care with command, confirming boundaries while escalating intimacy.

Lucian enters Sloane; she follows his guidance to relax, then climaxes quickly despite trying to hide it. Lucian remains controlled, but Sloane pushes for rougher, more honest intensity. He responds, and they move into harder, coordinated rhythm, maintaining eye contact and explicit consent.

They both climax, Sloane experiencing multiple orgasms for the first time. The encounter, framed as a “dumbest, hottest mistake,” exposes unexpected tenderness and possession beneath their antagonism, suggesting their one-night plan may not resolve their long-standing pull.

Who Appears

  • Sloane Walton
    Narrator; initiates and consents to a one-night stand with Lucian, sets boundaries, experiences multiple orgasms, reveals trust and defiance.
  • Lucian Rollins
    Drives the encounter; attentive to consent and safety, balances control with care, reveals tenderness despite insisting it’s only one night.
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