Chapter 60

Things weren't exactly stable over in Jaloria, so while I updated Mom and Dad, I had my own people start looking into it as well. Once that was done, I turned off my phone, shut my eyes, and pretended I was still asleep. Not long after, the arm that was draped over my waist stirred. Then, I felt a soft kiss land on my forehead. I squinted my eyes open, pretending I'd just been woken up. "What are you doing?" Felix gave me that devilish smirk of his and laced his fingers through mine. "What do you think I'm doing?" Immediately catching the shift in his tone, I glared at him, trying to push him off. "Felix, seriously? It's barely morning now. Don't you have any shame?" He pinned my hands and kissed me, his tongue slipping in without hesitation, moving in sync with mine. "Come on, sweetheart. Early bird gets the worm—you've heard that one before." His hands never stopped moving. He tilted my chin up and kissed me harder. My head was spinning as I thought, "The early bird gets the