Xander POV
Waking up with Alaia in my arms again was bliss. Despite her decree that there would be no strenuous activity, she completely wore me out. I decided to blame it on the three-week coma.
I brushed a stray hair from her forehead and looked down at her sleeping form.
Her mouth was parted just a bit, making me want to suckle on her petal-soft lips. She had these long, thick eyelashes I just had to reach out and touch. I ran the tip of my finger along the seam of her eye, causing her nose to twitch. She was so damn adorable without even knowing or trying. When I couldn’t hold myself back anymore, I leaned down and placed a soft kiss on each of her eyes, then her nose.
She snuggled into her pillow a little more as a small smile played across her face.
As carefully as I could,
