Chapter 57

When the first rays of dawn fell the next morning, they fell upon a ring of bodies; huddled together like a patch of grass in a desolate land.

Hardly anyone was awake to see it. I most certainly was not. Not like Cil, however, for it was his gentle stirring that awakened me from my sleep.

I opened my blurry eyes, feeling his fingertips brush across my temples and down to my lips with the tenderness that only a lover's caress can approach.

"Good morning, my love" he whispered against my ear, drawing forth shivers from deep within.

I grinned. Permitting my eyes to close once more, I lay back, and quickly succumbed to his scent.

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We waited for at least an hour before c