ZORA
Is he asleep?
I listened if his breaths were even.
It was.
The bond wanted to be closer to him than this, it wanted to feel Ryker's warm skin under my fingertips.
Ridiculous.
I had set a condition, and here I was, about to break it even before I fell asleep.
I peered over the pillow I had set as a barrier to look at Ryker. In the dim light of the room, I tried to see if his eyes were open. There was nothing interesting about the ceiling, but if they were open, I could tell if it was asleep or not.
I turned to my side, playing with the tip of the pillows and considering if I should fling them across the room and snuggle into him.
The bond was active again and was yearning for him. It wanted proximity and being prevented by a pillow, and my weak willpower wasn't helping. I
