SERAPHINA
My eyes open slowly, consciousness returning in fragments.
Warm. I'm so warm.
The scent hits me first—pine and snow, surrounding me completely. Then the weight across my waist. An arm. Heavy and possessive.
My brain catches up all at once.
Kieran's chambers. His bed. His arm wrapped around me like I belong here.
Memory crashes back with devastating clarity. The heat. His hands. The wall. Coming apart for him over and over until I couldn't remember my own name.
Mortification floods through me so fast I feel dizzy.
I need to leave. Now.
I hold completely still, listening to his breathing. Deep and even. Still asleep.
Moving carefully, I start extracting myself from his hold. His arm tightens reflexively, pulling me closer, and I freeze. But then he shifts slightly, and I
