Sloane’s POV
Hmm, toasty. Warmth envelopes me from every direction, sinking into my skin and settling deep beneath my ribs. For a few hazy seconds, I don’t know where I am or what is happening. I only know that I’m impossibly comfortable, curled against a hard, solid body that feels like it was made to hold me exactly this way.
Xavier.
Don't wake me up.
Something soft unfurls inside me as I drift deeper into my dream. Xavier’s bare skin is sun-warmed beneath my cheek, his familiar scent surrounding me, and a low, contented purr rolls from my chest.
Shamelessly, I keep my eyes closed and melt deeper into his embrace, savoring the heat of his body against mine. My mind is quiet for once, free from the questions and careful calculations that usually follow me whenever I’m with him. If th
