Chapter Thirteen: New BeginningsShe wakes again soon after. There's still light in the sky and she knows it's still early in the morning. She blinks dazedly while taking in the array of orange and red hues reflected on the clouds through the glass windows. The curtains are pulled apart and Mateo is no longer in be with them.
She rubs her eyes and makes a noise of annoyance. Her body feels gross. There's something sticky between her legs and on her ass. Her entire body feels sore too.
An arm curves around her before she can make her way out of the bed. "Time for a shower, love," he rumbles.
He takes her to the bathroom and washes her hair, carefully cleaning the bite-mark around her neck. It's still bleeding a little bit.
"Stings," she murmurs when he swipes his hand across it lightly w
