Chapter Forty Three
Ace’s alarm chimed softly at 4:15 a.m., the familiar tone threading through the quiet of the Alpha suite. She silenced it with a practiced swipe and eased herself out of the warmth of the bed. Or tried to. A heavy arm tightened instinctively at her waist. “Why,” Kai’s groggy voice rumbled against her back, “do you insist on getting up so early every morning?” Ace smiled despite herself. “Because someone has to keep your pack from falling apart while you sleep in,” she murmured, prying his arm loose inch by inch. He made a low, unhappy sound and buried his face in her pillow. “Go back to sleep, my love,” he mumbled, voice muffled. “The patrols can survive without you for one morning.” She leaned over him, fingers brushing across the dark stubble on his jaw. His eyes cracked open, unfocu
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