I woke up to a ray of sunshine flickering over my face, and my lashes fluttered to find Jace already awake beside me. He was quiet and in thought, but as soon as he noticed I was awake, he smiled at me.
“Hey.” He pulled me closer so that my body pressed against him, and his chest hair tickled my skin.
“Hey!” I giggled. “You’ve been up for long?” I raised my brow.
He shook his head and said, “Not for very long.”
“You were deep in thought.”
His eyes flickered in surprise. “I didn’t know I was that deep.”
“You were. What’s on your mind?” I asked, but silently prayed it wasn’t about us unless it was something good. The last time he was deep in thought, it was thoughts of regret, and I didn’t want a repeat of that.
Anything but regret.
“Work,” he answered, and his cheeks heated. “I shou
