Nina’s POV
I stir awake to the warm press of Jaxon’s body behind me, his arm draped over my waist. His breaths are slow and steady, his chest rising and falling against my back. For a moment, I let myself linger in the stillness, the kind that’s familiar these days.
The room smells faintly of cedar and lavender—Jaxon’s scent mingling with mine, comforting in a way I didn’t expect after everything we’ve been through. I glance at the window; the pale hint of morning sunlight filters in through the curtains, softening the sharp edges of the world outside.
“Are you awake?” Jaxon’s voice is husky, laced with sleep.
“Barely,” I murmur, tilting my head back to catch his gaze.
His lips curve into a lazy smile, and before I can say anything else, he rolls me onto my back, his body pressing ove
