Aqua POV The next day I woke up, sored, naked, and tangled in his strong and protective arms. My head rested on his firm chest and my ear pressed there and heard the beat of his heart. I took a deep breath and inhaled his calming masculine scent. If every day, I get up like this, I am up for it for the rest of my days. Arran is my mate, the love of my life, and, surprisingly, my healer. My only s****l experience previous to being here with my mate was a very traumatic one, but yesterday, being with him, all the things from the past are just a faint blur in my memory. Every hurtful thing that happened to me was replaced with a pleasurable touch, a tender kiss, a loving caress. The way we made love yesterday was everything I would have thought of before my time in the dungeons. Everythi

