IT was the screaming that woke Riley from her slumber. The next thing she knew, she was in headlocked and stinging pain on her neck made the fog on her head vanish.
She stared at the ceiling and waited for the moment to cease.
Riley did not fight her way out of being held by a tight clasp, she placed her arms around Akiku’s lower back, instead. She gently patted the woman in the hope of calming her.
Slowly, the hold on her loosened. The mouth unclamped from the junction between her shoulder and neck.
From Riley’s peripheral, she saw Akiku’s head rise slowly.
Riley turned to the woman who just woke up from her very long nap. She could feel the growing smile on her face despite the throbbing on her neck.
A stunned expression was painted on Akiku’s face. The sides of her slightly aja
