Chapter Thirty Eight
The alarm went off at 4:15, sharp and unrelenting, just as it did every morning. Kai groaned and reached for the phone on the nightstand, blindly swiping until the noise cut off. Beside him, Ace stirred with a sleepy sigh, curling instinctively toward the warmth of his body. “You have to stop doing that,” she murmured against his chest, voice soft and rough with sleep. “You’re going to ruin my self-discipline.” He smiled, eyes still half-closed, his arm tightening around her waist. “You wake up too early,” he mumbled. “I’m saving you from yourself.” Ace laughed quietly, the sound brushing over his skin like sunlight through fog. “That’s not how being a Beta works, Alpha.” “Then maybe I should demote you,” he teased, his voice low, the edges still thick with sleep. She propped her
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