Morning arrived soft and golden after the long, desperate night.Sunlight slipped through the half-drawn curtains in long, warm bands that crossed the tangled sheets and settled over our bare skin. The air in the room still carried the faint scent of last night’s sweat mixed with clean cotton, and the quiet itself felt like another layer of safety wrapped around us. After hours of almost feral claiming, the slower rhythm of morning made everything feel secure again.I was already awake, propped on one elbow, fingers moving gently through Samantha’s hair. Marks bloomed across both of us, faint bruises, the imprint of teeth, the red paths of nails, but hers were denser, scattered over her shoulders, breasts, and the insides of her thighs. When she shifted in her sleep and made a small sound, I pulled her closer at once, pressed a kiss to her forehead, and whispered against her skin.“I’ll make us breakfast.”I tried to ease out of her arms, but the
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