Isobel was floating in the world between asleep and awake, her mind hazy with exhaustion and pleasure. Something soft touched her exposed shoulder and she sighed as warmth spread from the spot.
“Isobel,” James’s hoarse whisper penetrated the fog of sleep.
Another soft kiss to her shoulder made her moan and his deep chuckle reverberated through her body.
“The sun will be up soon,” he told her before he pressed his lips against the crook of her neck.
Isobel was awake then but her eyelids were still too heavy to open. She felt a sore twinge of pain between her legs when she shifted, but it was a good pain because it was a reminder that she and James were now bonded mates. Another kiss to her shoulder had her smiling, the gentleness of his lips sending warmth through her chest. Her eye
