Tobi’s POV
I woke without any sense of the hour, the heavy blockout curtains turning the room into a cocoon of darkness. For once, I’d slept in a proper bed—a rare luxury after weeks of restless travel, makeshift accommodations, and the constant itch of responsibility.
Beside me, Lila lay still, naked and warm, tucked into the curve of my body. Her breathing was low and steady, her skin soft under my fingers as I traced the line of her hip. I couldn’t stop touching her. Not after last night. Not after everything we’d been through to get here.
How had we gone from strangers in Lenweil to this—my mate, sleeping in my arms like she’d always belonged there?
I brushed my lips along her shoulder, trailing slow kisses up to the curve of her neck. She stirred with a soft squirm, reaching up in
