Lilith's POV
I sank into a deep, dreamless sleep, my body mending itself wrapped in a cocoon of warmth.
I didn't stir until the last vestiges of my headache had completely faded, my eyes slowly fluttering open.
The sight that greeted me wasn't the soft palette of my own room.
Cold, hard shades of grey defined the walls, the metal furniture stark and minimalist.
The air was thick with the potent scent of rum and alpha—Dax's signature.
This was his room.
The very room where, once, in a fevered haze, I had mistaken him for Daegan, had clung to him, and where we had...for the first time…
The memory alone set my cheeks, the tips of my ears, even the skin beneath my collarbones ablaze.
I drew a deep breath, trying to calm my suddenly racing heart, forcing myself to focus.
Pushing th
