“Angel?” Finn’s soft voice broke through Lily’s sleep. In her half-awake state, she could feel him tugging off her shoes. “Are you awake, baby?” he asked once her shoes and socks were off.
“Mm,” Lily groaned in answer, words requiring far too much energy to create.
Lily felt the mattress slump down as Finn sat next to her, and her lips tipped up happily when he stroked the hair back from her face.
“Baby, I know you’re tired, but I read the letter and there’s something I need to tell you,” he said, and Lily’s sluggish brain finally remembered the note that she had left on his desk.
She blinked her eyes open to find her mate smiling happily down at her, but that didn’t stop her palms from growing clammy in worry about what he might say. “You read it?” she asked unnecessarily, her vo
