The morning came with a soft glow over the room. I tried to move, my body still humming with the activity of the night before. Alejandro’s arm was still around me, his chest rising and falling in a steady rhythm as he slept. I laid there for a moment, savoring his scents and I loved it, it was a wonderful morning.
But as the events of the previous day came rushing back, the peace of the moment was shattered. The wedding, the confrontation with Clarice, the way Alejandro had killed that Lycan without hesitation, it all felt like a dream, but the weight of it was very real. I was a queen now, and with that title came responsibilities and dangers I wasn’t sure I was ready for.
Alejandro stirred beside me, his arm tightening around me as he woke. “Good morning,” his voice rough with sleep. “
