LIV’S POV

The sun filtered softly through the curtains, casting a warm golden hue over the room and gently kissing my bare skin.

I shifted slightly, stretching as my eyes blinked open, adjusting to the soft morning light.

Kaelon's arms were wrapped around me like a cocoon, his solid body curled protectively behind mine.

The heat he radiated felt like a second blanket, comforting and familiar. His scent—woodsy, masculine, and unmistakably his—lingered in the sheets, on the pillow, and in the air that filled my lungs.

I felt his lips press tenderly against the back of my shoulder, a soft brush that sent a shiver through me.

"You awake?" he...