Chapter 173

As soon as my eyes flutter open the next morning, I see him staring down at me, propped up on one elbow. Our bodies are flush, my leg draped over him and his arms around me. My muscles throb with a delicious ache, and I don’t think I’ve ever felt so happy. After Elijah discovered what I was wearing under my trench coat, he tore every scrap from my body and fucked me on the stairs. And then again in bed. In ourbed. Twice. “You do know it’s creepy to watch someone sleep, right? Like serial killer creepy?” His lips twitch into a smirk. “You do know how much I love your smart mouth?” He presses a soft kiss on my lips. “But I would very much enjoy spanking a little of that sass out of you.” I run my hands through his thick hair and tug him back for another kiss. I know from experience how much we would both enjoy that. His tongue slides against mine as he deepens the kiss and rolls on top of me, and all we do for the next however long is make out like a pair of teenagers. He’s always been a