Genesis’s POV

Warmth spread across my face. My eyes were closed, but that wasn’t the only thing I felt. My entire body ached, sore yet not in a painful way. There was a lingering sensation, a hum of pleasure woven through the soreness, making me want to stay in bed, to keep sleeping.

But something wasn’t right.

One of the rules was that I had to kiss him every morning.

So I needed to wake up.

My eyes fluttered open, the sunlight filtering through the blinds warming my skin. I closed them again, adjusting to the brightness before blinking back to awareness.

I turned to the side, expecting to find...