Dahlia
Dawn was just beginning to creep through the windows when I was startled awake, an elbow to the ribs knocking the air out of me.
"Let me go-" Hunter snarled. His limbs twitching in his sleep. "Stop-"
Clicking on the lamp on the nightstand, I turned over to face my mate. His eyes were closed, but I could see a faint green glow coming from beneath the lids and his hands. His magic, hard at work. My silk nightgown gently brushed up against him as I repositioned myself.
"Hunter?" I whispered, my hand resting on his chest. No response. I tried again, louder this time, nudging him with my hand. "Hunter."
One minute he was on his back, eyes closed, the next he was on top of me, eyes open but unseeing.
"I said stop." He growled, his hips pinning me to the bed, one hand my chest, th
