LILY
The next morning's awakening was, hands down, the sweetest of my life.
The blankets were warm and comfortable, and smelled like home; the sun was gently streaming through the curtains, I could hear my baby giggling around the house ... and my mate was waking me up by leaving a trail of kisses on my cheek and neck.
“We’re late, baby,” Connor murmured, a low chuckle in his voice. “You need to get your ass up”.
I shook my head. “I’m fine right where I am”.
I twisted in his arms and cuddled better into his broad chest, letting his hug completely engulf me. Goddess – he’d been on the verge of scrawny when I’d seen him again at the Council, but now he was back to being the huge, hulking man I first fell in love with.
Despite the previous night and day, I felt perfectly and deliciou
