Aria:Cold.That was the first thing I should have felt.Snow drifted from the branches above us, soft flakes landing on my bare shoulders, melting instantly against my skin. The forest floor was frozen beneath me, and yet… I wasn’t cold at all.Because I was lying on Dominic’s chest.His warmth wrapped around me like a shield, one arm secured around my waist, holding me against him even in sleep. I could feel the slow, heavy rhythm of his heartbeat under my ear, steady, grounding, impossibly calm after the night we’d had.I breathed in, and his scent filled my lungs.Pine. Smoke. And the faint, familiar musk of his wolf.My fingers curled against his skin without meaning to. And I found myself curling up in his arms, wanting to be as close as I possibly could be.Slowly, his hand moved, not pulling me closer, but smoothing over my spine as he stirred awake. A lazy, satisfied sound rumbled from his chest as he blinked against the weak early light.When his eyes opened fully, the first
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