Chapter Thirteen
Alex
I could feel Harper’s heart beating against my chest, the rhythm fast and steady, matching my own. She was relaxed against me, and it felt so f*****g good to hold her I didn’t want to move. My heartbeat gradually slowed as we sat there. I felt her skin pebble against mine and reluctantly lifted my head.
“You’re cold. Let’s get you warm.”
She opened her eyes on a sigh. “I don’t want to move,” she said with a small smile.
“That makes two of us, but no sense in you getting chilly.”
I heard motion behind us and realized Stanley must’ve woken from his nap over in the corner. Another moment passed and his distinctive steps reached us, his cold nose bumping my hand.
Harper giggled, and I was beyond relieved she wasn’t tensing up. The other night had been mind-blowing
