9
I awoke in the deep embrace of both his arms and his wings. I lay on my side, and his warm body pressed against the back of mine. All was quiet, and the darkening shadows in the corners of the room hinted at late afternoon.
I blinked in surprise at my predicament before the memories from earlier surfaced. My perennial blush returned. I tried to pull away from him, but he held me tightly in his arms.
His eyes were closed, but his sleepy voice floated to me. “Where are you trying to run off to, Maiden?”
I bit my lower lip and glanced over my shoulder. “To-um, to the-um, kitchen. I’m kind of hungry.” My stomach chimed in with a well-timed growl.
The lord’s eyes opened and he smiled at me. “So it seems.”
He sat up and his eyes swept over me. I blushed and covered my nakedness
