Chapter 19: Morning, Honestly
(Dominic POV)
I was awake before her again.
It had started happening more often than I cared to admit. Not because I needed less sleep, but because sleep had become less predictable. Some nights I slept fine. Other nights I stayed awake longer than necessary just listening to the quiet in the room and pretending it meant nothing.
This morning was one of those mornings.
The city outside was still half grey, still deciding what kind of day it wanted to be. Zara was still asleep beside me, turned slightly away, one arm tucked under the pillow. There was a kind of ease in her sleep that didn’t match the way she lived when she was awake. When she was awake, she always looked like she was preparing for something.
I stayed where I was for a while, not moving, j
