chapter 62

Sage I slept like the dead, for some reason, I am exhausted. But now, I am too lazy to move and comfortably snuggled against the warmth of my mate. Andrei moves slightly, and the movement makes me roll, and I realize I am actually laying on him. I slide off, hitting the mattress. His arms wrap around me and I find myself facing him. He is still asleep, but he moves and grabs my bare thigh to lift it over his waist. I try to remember coming home, but the evening remains a blur, and I definitely don’t remember getting out of my clothes. I lift the blanket, relieved to see that my shirt is still on, and I can feel I have panties on, so I am not completely naked. When I lift my head back up, Andrei’s eyes are cracked open, scaring the living daylights out of me. My heart beats so frantically I can hear the thumping in my ears. But thankfully, in no time, it settles and returns to the regular rhythm. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to wake you.” I whisper the weak apology. “You took them off, I didn’