Emily woke up to happy shouts from downstairs, the early morning sunshine streaming through her windows making her squint as she looked around the brightly lit room. That was something she hadn’t missed, the bright morning sun filling her childhood bedroom.
She brought her hand to the cool sheets on the empty side of the bed. Last night she had woken to the bed dipping down beside her as he lay close. Vincent had wrapped his arm around her waist and cuddled her close to his chest. At that moment, Emily had felt complete.
No worries plaguing her on why he hadn’t claimed her just relaxing with her lover. She could feel the steady beating of his heart through her thin nightshirt. Feeling his heat seeping into her skin, warming her in a way she had never felt before, the steady sound of
