Felicity...
Blinking up at the ceiling, I realized I’d fallen asleep, or did I faint again? Then the panic hit—the horrible inevitability of waking from a blissful dream into a nightmare reality. I surged up, gulping air into a chest that was too tight. Axel saw us.
When I discovered Jonathan sprawled next to me, his lips barely parted with his deep, even breathing, I nearly sobbed. I forced myself to relax and enjoy the rare pleasure of watching him sleep, leaning back against the headboard. When he was unguarded, his face changed, reminding me of how young he was. When he was awake and radiating the powerful force of will that had literally knocked me on my ass when I first met him, it was easy to forget.
I brushed the inky strands of hair away from his cheek with reverent fingers, no
