Chapter Five
Nora
Feeling toasty warm, I burrowed closer to Gabriel’s always comforting and solid form. He had an arm curled around my shoulders, and I was shamelessly plastered against his chest. Despite the cold metal under my sleeping bag and the howling wind, I’d slept better last night than I had in months.
Until my brain flickered online, and I remembered I wasn’t supposed to be with Gabriel. f**k. I didn’t realize my inside thought had formed into an audible whisper until he replied.
“Well, if that’s how you want to start the day, I’m down for that.” The low rumble of his teasing tone vibrated through me.
Without any way to finesse this moment, I propped myself up on an elbow. His eyes were open. He stared at me with a sleepy, sensual look I knew well.
Longing pierced me so sh
