CHAPTER 40
FREYA'S POV
Sunlight streams through the windows when I wake up. Warm. Bright. Peaceful.
Adrian is still asleep next to me. His arm is draped across my waist. His face is relaxed in a way I have never seen before. No tension. No worry lines. Just peaceful.
He looks younger like this. Less Alpha. More just Adrian.
I watch him for a few minutes. Memorizing the moment. How safe I feel right now. How normal everything seems.
My phone buzzes on the nightstand. I reach for it carefully. Trying not to wake him.
Three messages from Clara.
HOW ARE YOU?
ADRIAN SAID YOU'RE DOING BETTER.
COFFEE THIS WEEK?
I stare at the messages. Clara. My best friend who lied to me for two years. Who I am still not sure I can trust.
But I miss her. Miss having someone to talk to who is not Adri
