Juliette's Point of View
Warm sunlight filtered through the curtains when I opened my eyes.
For a moment, I felt peaceful. Content. Safe in a way I couldn't quite explain.
Then I realized why.
I was wrapped around Lucian like a vine around a tree.
My head rested on his chest. My arm was draped across his stomach. My leg had somehow tangled with his during the night. I could feel his heartbeat beneath my cheek, steady and strong.
Heat flooded my face.
How had this happened? I didn't remember moving toward him. Didn't remember reaching for him. The last thing I recalled was falling asleep alone, crying from the nightmare about Felix.
But here I was. Clinging to my husband like he was my lifeline.
I tried to extract myself carefully, but the moment I moved, Lucian stirred.
His arm t
