The light streams through my bedchamber window and falls squarely on my face, forcing my eyes open despite the weight pressed against me.
Where am I?
I’m lying flat on my stomach, blinking into the light but unable to find the will to move, my brain is fuzzy. What happened? My body is alerting me to a series of different pains, my shoulder in particular. I turn my head to see the crusted blood of teeth marks. Oh, that’s right.
It is only then that I feel his breath feather and tickle against my back, where his head rests comfortably between my shoulder blades. I find my orientation quickly; Lycur’s naked body is pressed close to me, a new unfamiliar sensation to wake to. His arms and legs are flung across me possessively and without caution.
Lying still, I listen to the sound of his
