Allegra came to groggily hours later. Her head was so hazy, she had no recollection of where she was or what she had been doing before she had succumbed to sleep. She took a moment to laze about in the comfortable cocoon in which she found herself before firmly deciding to get up. She tried to sit up, but she did not get very far. A familiar cold hand moved up to her chest to push her back onto the mattress.
Her brown eyes caught sight of the arm holding her prisoner and travelled up the pale skin until she took in the sight of its owner. Vladislav’s eyes flashed back at her with satisfaction and all the events leading up to her nap came flooding back to her. Her heart sped up uncontrollably, but even through the blood rushing to her ears, she was undeniably happy to see that he was still
