ADRIANA For the first time in what felt like forever, I didn’t wake up completely alone in bed. My head was resting on something hard, not uncomfortably hard, but firm and warm, rising and falling steadily in rhythm with someone’s breathing pattern. What exactly had happened last night? And why was the Alpha currently in my bed, in this particular position with me? I carefully lifted the sheets to confirm we were both still fully clothed. Thank god. Then the memory of the kiss came flooding back. “Oh, you have got to be kidding me!” I whispered to myself, glancing up quickly to check if he was still asleep. As I attempted to carefully wiggle my way out of the arm draped across my waist, I felt something distinctly hard poking against my back. I thought maybe it was accidental, so I

