Chapter 53

Sighing, I do something I never thought I would do, ever. I wrap an arm around his torso, pulling my body closer as I rest my head upon his chest. As my head falls and rises with his breathing, I find shelter in being beside the Alpha. I can almost sense a smirk upon the King's face as his snoring slightly seizes, letting me know I slightly woke him up. But that's where I'm wrong. Suddenly, I'm flipped over, a pair of lips upon mine as I welcome them happily. As his warmth spreads through me and my arms wrap around him, I open my eyes as the Alpha King pulls back. "Never knew you had it in you." "To what?" I ask, raising an eyebrow as he smiles in the darkness. "To actually be beside me like that." I reply with a smile, one that mirrors his as we welcome the silence. As he lays down upon me, barely any weight upon me, his head resting in the crook of my neck, I run my fingers through his hair, happy. Once more we close ou