Kayla's POVFor the first time in weeks, I woke up warm. Warm happy and safe, cocooned in strong arms that held me like I might disappear if he loosened his grip. For a second, I didn’t know where I was. My eyes blinked against the morning light spilling through the curtains, and then I remembered. Adrian. I shifted slightly, careful not to wake him, but his arm instinctively tightened around me, pulling me closer. My face pressed against his chest, and I heard the slow, steady beat of his heart. It was almost unreal. For weeks, I’d been caught between anger, betrayal, fear… and now, for the first time, I felt… giddy. Happy. Because I was his. Truly and completely his. I had been Marked and claimed by my mate. My fingers itched to trace the spot on my neck, the spot that still tingled from where his teeth had claimed me. But instead, I let my hand travel slowly up to his face. He was still asleep, his sharp features softened by the light of morning. I traced his jawline with the
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