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Chapter 36 - Tangled in the sheets

Author: Onyx
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-07 19:48:40

Liam's POV

It was warm.

That was the first thing I noticed when I woke up.

I never wake up warm. My life had been a long line of hotel rooms, business suites and penthouses that looked impressive but always felt… empty. The beds that were always too big. Sheets that were too crisp and most of all silence that echoed louder than it should.

But this morning, there was warmth. It was soft and steady. The kind that made me hesitate to even open my eyes so it won't disappear.

And then I did, and I saw her.

Ivy.

She was lying in my arms like she belonged there.

Her head rested just under my chin, her breath brushing against my shirt. Her hair, messy and undone spilled across my chest like silk threads, smelling faintly of citrus and a hint of my cologne from the sheets.

One of her hands had fisted lightly in the fabric of my shirt, like she was holding on to me in her sleep. My arm was wrapped around her waist, holding her close, like I had already decided, even unconsciously
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