Eryx POV
I woke to a warmth that wasn’t mine… or maybe it was, in a way only the bond could explain. Luca felt his mate was closer. My eyes fluttered open slowly, still heavy with sleep, and the first thing I saw was the soft morning light spilling across the room… and her.
She was standing in the doorway, silhouetted against the sun, hair a little messy, eyes soft and cautious. She hadn’t said anything. She just… watched me.
Luca stirred beneath my skin, low and approving, rolling like he wanted to pounce, but I didn’t move. I let myself soak in the sight—the way the light caught the curve of her cheek, the gentle rise and fall of her chest, the soft sway of her shoulders.
I shifted slightly in the bed, stretching just enough to feel her presence closer. My hand brushed the blanket on
