The sunlight had barely spilled past the curtains when Isla stirred awake. For a moment, she lay silent and still, her lashes trembling against her cheeks, the rhythm of her breathing calm and even. Then came the soft awareness of warmth. Lucian’s arm draped heavily around her waist, his face buried against the curve of her shoulder as though he’d spent the entire night clinging to her in his sleep.It was startling, in its own way. The Lucian she remembered from years ago had been a man who loved her but equally cared about his business as well. And now, this same man had tangled himself around her like she was his anchor, his everything.She shifted slightly, trying not to wake him, but his grip only tightened on her “You dare move,” his voice came, low and playful, husky with sleep, “and I’ll think you’re running away.”Isla’s lips curved despite herself. “You’re impossible.”“Mm. Only with you.” He cracked one eye open, and even in his half-asleep state, there was something misc
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