Roxxane's POV
The sound of the front door unlocking jerks me awake instantly.
My eyes immediately snap open, and I force them shut again just as fast, because instinct tells me not to. Not even an inch. If my wolf wasn’t locked down inside my subconscious, I’m pretty sure she would have clawed his face by now. She was aggressive like that.
The room is dark except for a thin slice of moonlight dripping through the curtains like a blade of silver. I lie freeze in place underneath my blanket, every muscle locks in, pretending my breathing is slow and deep and peaceful. Pretending I’m asleep right now might be the only safe choice I have.
The lock clicks a second time, then the door eases open with a soft creak that echoes through the room. It sounds so loud in the quiet background that
