The bright morning sun came streaming through the cracks of the wooden window shutters several hours later, waking me from my deep sleep. I blinked my eyes open slowly, immediately feeling the heavy, familiar weight of Stone's thick arm locked securely around my waist. He was still fast asleep beside me, his breathing deep and even against the back of my neck. For a long time, I just lay there in the quiet room, listening to the steady sound of his heartbeat and trying my absolute best to hold onto the sweet, possessive words he had whispered to me last night.
But the reality of the clubhouse was waiting for us right outside the bedroom door, and I knew I couldn't hide away in his bed forever.
I carefully lifted his heavy arm off my waist, trying not to wake him up from his rare moment o
