Cassie begrudgingly opened her eyes. She had been awake for a few minutes and continued to lie contentedly in Malekai’s arms. The longer she lay there, the more comfortable she felt physically and the more annoyed she became mentally. Cassie kept thinking about all the years she had missed out on being in his bed and as his mate, all because he had tried to make her happy. Cassie sighed as she began to wiggle out of his embrace. She heard him groan and turned to see Malekai’s eyes flutter open and smile at her.
“Where are you going, beautiful?” Malekai asked her with a grin as he pulled her back to him.
“I am going into the kitchen to make all of us some coffee and wake up the bum on the couch, who is most likely hungover,” Cassie answered as she turned and gave him a peck on the lips.
