Aria’s POV
Somehow, I had the best sleep I’d had in weeks. It was the kind of deep, dreamless slumber that wrapped around me like a thick blanket, pulling me under so completely I didn’t stir once. When I finally blinked my eyes open, golden sunlight was already streaming through the tall windows of Klaus’s penthouse suite.
For a moment, I panicked. My body jolted upright and my eyes darted to the wall clock.
"Ten o’clock?" I whispered in disbelief.
It was my first day, and even if it wasn’t a full workday yet, I hated the idea of being seen as unprofessional or lazy—especially since I was already carrying a complicated title: the Alpha’s maybe-girlfriend who also happened to be his employee.
I turned my head, slowly, exhaling in relief when I saw Klaus sprawled across the massive lea
