Laurel felt herself being carried out of the car. The cold air came biting into her face as soon as she was lifted from the heated car. Laurel hung her arms around Darius' neck and buried her head against his chest, taking a deep breath of his masculine scent.
"Laure -!"
"Shh."
She could vaguely hear them whisper. She was too sleepy to open her eyes and say something about it. After a while, Laurel felt herself being lowered onto the bed. She subconsciously clinged onto the source of warmth that Darius was.
His deep chuckle echoed in her ears, making her smile.
"Sleep well. I will be back in a while." He dropped a kiss to her cheeks and lips multiple times before removing his arms from her.
Laurel frowned in her sleep, not liking that the warmth was taken away from her. A thick
