78 - Dark and Intriguing

~Gemma~

I woke, groggy, to the sound of the most annoying voice.

“Cover yourself up, witch. Otherwise, you won’t like my next actions.” Alpha Zander hissed at me.

I opened my eyes slowly, my face mashed into a pillow. I lay on my stomach in no way ready to face the terrors of this new day. Rina’s side of the bed was empty.

“What time is it?” I croaked.

“It’s late.”

“Can you please be more specific? Sheesh.” I muttered.

“It’s almost seven-thirty.” He sounded cranky. “I repeat, if you do not cover your ass, I may decide to accept your open invitation.”

“Are you freaking kidding me?” I screeched. Then, I realized I had kicked off the comforter in my sleep. Ugh! I grabbed it and threw it over me. “Leave if you don’t like it. I’m not a morning person!” I snuggled into the bedding and pillow again.

Irina walked into the room. “Morning, love! It’s a beautiful day. I have coffee and bagels!”

Fuck! I flipped over and sat up, the comforter falling away. “What’s good about it? Why are