Morning light spilled through the curtains, soft gold against the wreck of tangled sheets and bruised skin. Lilith stirred, body aching deliciously in places Jon had claimed through the night.He was already awake. She knew it the moment her lashes fluttered open, his gaze was on her, steady, burning. He sat propped on one arm, bare chest rising and falling with a control she didn’t trust.“You watch me when I sleep,” she murmured, voice still husky.His hand slid down her arm, fingertips tracing idly, like he was memorizing her piece by piece. “I don’t watch,” Jon corrected quietly. “I guard.”That word tightened something in her chest. Guard. As if she were a possession to protect or a weakness to hide.She rolled onto her back, exposing herself to his gaze, unashamed of her nudity. “Do I need guarding?”He leaned down, lips grazing her collarbone, then lower, until his mouth brushed the fading bite mark on her breast. “Yes.” His voice was gravel, dangerous. “Especially from me.”He
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