32 To Be Loved
Vin's eyes are filled with the warmth of the early morning sun creeping through the window. The sky is gentle pink and blue with early hints of yellow. Aleric is stretched out in bed next to her.
It takes a moment for her mind to remember the night before at the gala, her red dress, the f*****g.
A sharp ache races through her body as it awakens, reminding her of all the places she had been touched and pinched. She groans and draws her body closed.
“It is too early in the morning to be complaining.” Aleric stretches beside her.
“Says the man who was not f****d for hours in front of a room full of wolves.” She barely hid the hostility in her voice but pushed the words out.
She expected to see Aleric’s eyes shift cold, but instead, he chuckled. Not the dangerous low
