Aira blinked awake to the warm rays of morning sunlight slipping through the sheer curtains. She stretched slowly, only to jolt when she saw Dominic seated near the large window, arms crossed over his broad chest, his dark eyes already fixed on her. He looked like he had been sitting there for a while, watching her quietly and intensely.
"You've got ten minutes to explain where you’re going dressed like that," he said with a teasing smirk, glancing at the frock she had laid out on the bench—a soft pastel number, cute and innocent, but far too short in his eyes.
She sat up, brushing her messy hair back, her eyes still heavy with sleep. “It’s a university industrial visit. Just a day trip. Nothing you should be brooding over this early in the morning.”
Dominic stood, walking over to her b
