# MINE IN EVERY LIFETIME
## Chapter Twenty Nine — *Morning*
Mara woke up warm.
That was the first thing she noticed.
Warm in a way she had not been warm since before any of this started. Not just physically. Something deeper than physical. The bond settled low in her chest like something that had finally found the right temperature and intended to stay there.
She opened her eyes.
Grey morning light through the window.
She was in the small room with the fire that had burned down to embers overnight.
Caius was asleep beside her.
On top of the covers. Still dressed. His arm against hers. His breathing slow and completely unguarded in the way of someone who had let themselves sleep properly for the first time in a long time.
She turned her head the other way.
Zane was on her other s
