Chapter 16 : Mask On

I woke up in Dante’s arms. He was already awake, staring at me with an unreadable expression. I looked over at the alarm clock on the bedside table. It was the middle of the night. I stretched my legs. It weirdly felt amazing to stretch out my sore muscles. It made me blush to think why they were sore.

Dante looked so cute. His black curly hair was messy and his green eyes were sleepy.

Then I burst my own bubble as I thought about the mission we were still on. By the look on his face, I could tell that he was thinking the same thing.

“I don’t regret what happened here tonight,” I told him honestly.

“Nor do I,” Dante agreed.

“But our feelings for each other could potentially get in the way of taking down The Golden Hive,” I admitted.

He nodded.

“What should we do?” I asked him.

It didn’t help matters that the feeling of his arms around me felt so right.

Dante considered my question for a moment. As if he couldn’t help himself, he le