Chapter 117

Victoria The morning light filtered through the sheer curtains, casting a golden glow across our tangled limbs. I opened my eyes slowly, my body deliciously sore from our passionate conquests of the villa. Leo's strong arm was draped possessively over my waist, his breathing deep and even against my neck. I carefully extricated myself from Leo's embrace, padding naked to the balcony doors. The Mediterranean stretched out before me, endless blue meeting the horizon. Beautiful. Perfect. And somehow suffocating. "Where are you going, little wolf?" Leo's sleep-roughened voice sent a familiar shiver down my spine, but the usual heat that followed was noticeably muted. I turned to find him watching me through half-lidded eyes, the sheet barely covering his magnificent body. Any other morning, I'd have been climbing back into bed without hesitation. "Just needed some air," I replied. Leo stretched languidly, his muscles rippling in a way that would normally have my mouth watering. "Come back