Nora
I woke up in a hazy state, enveloped by a warm and solid presence.
Wait... Was my pillow breathing? Yep, it was rising and falling gently with breaths, accompanied by a steady heartbeat.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Whoa. I shot my eyes open. At first, everything was a blurry mess, but soon enough, the room came into focus, revealing Clyde, lounging nonchalantly at the head of the bed. He was holding some papers in one hand and munching on a piece of bread in the other. Meanwhile, I was latched onto him like an octopus, my face smushed against his chest!
My face turned tomato-red, heat radiating right to the tips of my ears. I sprang backward with the speed of a startled cat, almost tumbling off the bed in the process. Luckily, a large hand snagged me by the waist, saving me from a ver
