I woke to sunlight spilling across my skin, warm and soft, as if Polaris itself had decided to bless us with a gentler weather, even though I had no idea what time of day it was. For a few seconds, I didn’t dare to move. I simply breathed—slow, content—and let myself exist in that hazy space between sleep and waking.
Kael was everywhere.
An arm heavy and protective around my waist. My back pressed against his chest. His warmth seeped into me, steady and grounding, and when he shifted behind me, a low sound rumbled from his throat that sent an entirely inappropriate shiver down my spine.
Gods.
I smiled to myself.
If someone had told me yesterday that I would spend an entire night tangled up with an Alpha who seemed to possess an impossible amount of stamina, I would have laughed in the
