Liora’s POV
I woke slowly, like my body didn’t want to come back to reality for a few quiet seconds, I didn’t move. I just lay there, listening. The room was still, wrapped in that soft early morning silence where everything feels calm and distant at the same time. Somewhere outside, a bird called once, then again. The faint smell of wood and wine lingered in the air, pulling me back to where I was before my thoughts could catch up.
Then I felt it warm behind me, an arm draped loosely over my waist. Ezra. Everything from last night came back at once.
The wine. The laughter. The way we had looked at each other like there was no one else in the world. The moment I stopped thinking and just chose.
My chest tightened and I didn't move. I barely breathed for a moment, I let myself stay ther
