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I stared for a moment, torn between exasperation and laughter
Apparently, he had managed to fall off the bed while half–asleep.
With another sigh, I bent down and heaved him back onto the mattress.
garm snaked around my waist.
As I pulled the covers over him, a strong
I gasped, instinctively trying to wriggle free.
But his grip only tightened.
A protective, possessive hold-
the kind only a wolf who trusted you completely would dare use, even unconsciously.
My face burned.
His body radiated heat, his heartbeat steady against my side, his breath ghosting across my skin.
And then, in the stillness, I heard it clearly this time:
“Selene… I like you…”
The whispered confession wrapped around me like a second heartbeat.
I froze
For a moment, I considered waking him, demanding he clarify what he meant, if he even remembered it come morning.
But another part of me–the part that still craved connection, still yearned for safe harbor–just let it be.
I tried to escape his embrace again, but the alcohol–heavy sleep made his grip unyielding
Eventually, exhaustion dragged me under, and I fell asleep curled against him.
For the first time in a long while, I slept without nightmares.
The next morning
I woke slowly, warm and drowsy, cocooned in a nest of heat and steady breathing.
For a few blissful seconds, I didn’t question it and even didn’t think
I simply shifted, trying to snuggle deeper into the comforting weight against my side. Except-
the “pillow” beneath me shitted
shifted back
Muscle.
Breath
Heat
I froze.
My eyes snapped open, and I found myself face–to–face with Ethan Caldwell.
On more precisely, with the burning red of his flushed face, only inches away.
His golden eyes were wide, staring at me with the exact same horror thudding inside my own chest.
For one unbearable heartbeat, we both just stared at each other.
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Then I bolted upright, scrambling backward so fast I nearly fell off the bed
My heart hammered against my ribs as if trying to break free.
I ran a hand through my tangled hair, mortified
How could I have fallen asleep like that?
How could I have stayed curled up in his arms all night like some lovesick pup?
“Uh Icroaked, my voice cracking like dry bark.
“I just… I only meant to bring you home. You were drunk and then you”
I stopped, horrified by what I was saying.
Ethan, still sitting frozen on the bed, nodded stiffly.
“Right,” he mumbled, not meeting my eyes. “My fault.”
An awkward, suffocating silence swallowed the room
Heat bloomed across my cheeks, spreading to the tips of my ears.
I needed to get out of here,
Now.
I stumbled toward the door, my hand fumbling for the handle
I just needed to leave, to put a wall between us until the burning in my face cooled down.
My fingers brushed the cold metal of the knob-
And another hand covered mine.
