Chapter Forty

Luca lay in bed, awake. Tatiana was asleep cuddled next to him. He could feel her warm breath against his chest. Her muscles twitching occasionally as she dreamt. She lay with her body pressed against him. He chuckled to himself. Most of the time he forgot how sheltered her life had been before arriving at Kalaloch Pack. When she met Barnard earlier, she almost choked on her water. They saw a siren and a demon and she gawked like a schoolgirl. Tia was an enticing paradox that Luca wanted to spend many years unraveling, and he hoped he would have the chance. He enjoyed showing her around the city. She was giddy with excitement. Her eyes were bright, and her smile glowed. He wished he could see her like this every day, but the day after tomorrow, they had to head back to the Olympic Peninsula.