Chapter 9 - Keeping it a secret

I didn't wake up for the first time in a long while because of my nightmare. Immense heat was the culprit. It became unbearable, and I stuck my arms outside the covers and tried to turn over but couldn’t. A mysterious weight was pinning me in place.

When I opened my eyes, I spotted a thick arm over my stomach and groaned, remembering what had happened the night before.

I instinctively looked at my clock and saw it was 9 AM.

Shit.

Kat could be home any minute, and her brother was still here. His body was draped over my own, and his breathing was steady and slow, still deep in sleep.

I shook Dominic vigorously, pleading with him to get up and leave. He groaned and rolled over, refusing to move.

I rolled my eyes. “You’re getting too comfortable for my taste, Dominic. If Kat finds you here… I don’t know what I’m going to do….”

Dominic threw himself over me and captured my wrists, raising them above my head so I couldn’t hit him. He also wedged his knees under my thighs and widened t