Chapter 27
Contented bliss wafted both of us back into the realm of sleep, Ash curled up behind me much as he had been when I'd first awakened. With his arm wrapped around me, tucking me close, my body unwound, stretching out under the man who loved me.
Loved me.
I sighed serenely as his leg shifted over mine, pinning me in place. I drifted off to his soft breath against my neck, feeling both cherished and protected.
"... Where the hell is he?" Noise from the hallway jolted both of us a