Chapter 69:
Thursday 24th September, 2020
Harper’s POV
I awoke feeling well-rested. I had never slept quite so deeply. I looked at the reason for this as she lay still asleep in my arms. She had requested a room in the “servants’ quarters” which I had refused to give her. After some bickering, she caved and slept in my room, her head resting on my chest and one of her legs resting across my waist. I was painfully hard, my morning wood intensified due to the presence of my mate. I was glad she was fast asleep so she couldn’t feel it bulging against her thigh. I tried to extricate myself but Holly tightened her arms around me and mumbled something in her sleep.
Suddenly, the double doors to my room rattled. Someone was banging on the doors. I stiffened for a moment, worried that it was a
