Nyx's POV
I rolled over on the bed, caught in that strange space between sleep and wakefulness. My body was heavy with lingering drowsiness, but my mind was slowly rising to the surface. I wasn’t fully awake, yet I was aware… aware of the warmth of the sheets beneath me, the faint scent of morning air filtering into the room, and most of all, I was having flashbacks of the things Kieran had done to me. The way he touched me the previous night. The way he cuddled me up to sleep. There was a bright smile on my face, and that was the kind of smile you'd have when you know you're about to have a pretty wonderful day.
I shifted again, rolling onto my other side, expecting nothing but the usual comfort of my bed. But the moment my body settled, something changed. It was subtle at first, like
