Chapter 16
The vague smell of coffee stirred Emilia from her sleep. Her eyelids fluttered open slowly and she blearily surveyed the dimly lit cavern. Most of the other occupants of the room were stretching out the kinks in their bodies, before helping themselves to coffee and a chunk of bread. A few were already gathered around Jean, receiving instructions for the day.
She thought about getting up but since she was so cosy she figured a few more minutes wouldn’t hurt. And then she remembered why she was so warm and snuggly. Barely moving her head, she looked down. Seb’s arm was clamped firmly around her middle, his long fingers spread across her ribcage. Her breath caught at the intimacy of his embrace.
She wiggled experimentally to see if she could ease out of his hold without w
