Erick
I had known the exact moment she woke up.
The steady rhythm of her breathing shifted, her body softened against the sheets, and the faintest flutter of her lashes brushed my arm.
Sophia always woke delicately like dawn itself.
But today?
She woke up and started staring at me.
For several minutes, she watched me with quiet wonder, her eyes tracing my face with a reverence that warmed something deep in my chest.
She thought she was being subtle, but she wasn’t.
And damn, she looked adorable trying to pretend she wasn’t staring.
I kept my breathing even, pretending to sleep, savoring the way her gaze lingered on me.
Goddess help me, her attention felt like sunlight. I would let her stare forever.
When I finally spoke—
“Had enough yet?” she jumped exactly the way I expecte
