Early Morning Riser Novels & Stories

With a heart full of determination and love, he knew that he was ready to face whatever challenges lay ahead, guided by his unwavering commitment to success and his unwavering love for Theo. The next morning, Axel's alarm clock rang promptly at 5:00 AM, signaling the start of another busy day. Despite the early hour, Axel was already wide awake, his mind buzzing with plans and strategies for the day ahead. He quietly slipped out of bed, careful not to wake Theo, who was still fast asleep in his room.

Michael woke up early, feeling refreshed after a good night's sleep. He lay in bed momentarily, thinking about the previous day's events. He had been worried about Della's safety, and he was relieved that she was finally feeling a bit better. Exiting the bed, he reached for his phone to check the time. It was 6:00 AM. He smiled to himself, thinking that he had enough time to fit in a morning run before starting his day. He dressed and headed out the door, going to the park for his usual 5-mile run. The cool morning air invigorated him, and he felt his worries melting away as he pounded the pavement.

The moment I pulled the door to the passenger seat open, he quickly snatched something up and tucked it into his pocket. The fabric of a pair of lacy panties peeked out of his bulging pockets. I pretended I didn't see anything as I buckled my seatbelt. A few minutes after he started driving, a unique ringtone belonging to Elise echoed in the car. He glanced at me and declined the call, but then he began typing rapidly on the screen, an indulgent smile on his face. We drove by the hospital, but he had no plans to stop. "Elise said that she wanted breakfast from Ron's, but she was late and didn't get to line up," he said. "We have Band-Aids at home; you can use them."

Thursday comes with the particular energy of a day that contains something you've been waiting for. I wake at six without an alarm. I shower and dress and eat the breakfast I make every morning now, eggs and toast and the decaf that I have stopped resenting quite as much as I did in the first trimester. I water the herb pots. I stand at the kitchen window for a moment and watch the street below do its early morning thing. I remembered how late night felt with Dominic and I smiled. I'm totally glowing right now.

I run before Eli wakes up. This is not new .... the early run has been part of my Cedar Falls life since the first year, when I discovered that the city between five and six in the morning belongs to a completely different set of people than the city at any other hour. Quieter people. People who chose the dark on purpose, who needed the hour before the world started asking things of them. I found my rhythm in those early miles and I have kept it .... down Fifth, across the green belt at the edge of the residential district, back up Marsh, home before Eli's feet hit the floor.

Isla’s POV Monday morning. 7:45 a.m. The front door slams hard enough to rattle the picture frames in the hallway, and I sigh into my pillow like I’m annoyed, but truthfully, I’ve been awake for a while. Probably longer than Shane has. He loves mornings. Loves routines. Loves feeling productive before the rest of the world even blinks. That man has been getting up early, making bottles, fixing breakfast, packing lunches, and corralling children since our first kid popped out like, Surprise! Hope you like responsibility.

Waking up late, by my standards, was something I hadn’t experienced in years. Normally, the first alert from my systems would drag me out of bed before six in the morning, my fingers flying over the keyboards even before my eyes were fully open. Today, the sun was already high when consciousness decided to return to my body. And what a body.

Ryker I was dragging my ass the following morning, getting up and out the door before the birds had begun chirping for the day was a feat in and of itself for me. I had stayed up too late indulging in the delights my mate had to offer, not that I regretted a single second of my time spent in heaven between her shapely thighs. Never mind the tiny detail it was too damn early to be up anyway. I was not a morning person, and these crack of dawn patrols were speedily becoming the bane of my existence.

Ruhi was climbing down the stairs around 6.30 AM the next morning to buy pregnancy kits when Rafael noticed her. He had returned from the gym and showered by then. It surprised him to see her wake up so early on a weekend. She usually struggled to get up with a dozen alarms on weekdays. He constantly heard her snooze the alarm while he walked to his room from the gym, study, or when going down to eat breakfast. She was still in her nightclothes. But he heard her talking to Oreo, saying she will be back soon when the dog followed her to the front door.