PERSEFONE POV
I woke up warm.
I could get used to this.
Three warm bodies pressed against—
Wait a second.
Only one warm body pressed against me.
Thane.
Only Thane.
Aiden and Keres were not in the bed anymore. For one second I lifted my head, searching the room, but the bond answered before fear could.
Safe.
Close.
Downstairs, probably.
Keres’s energy was bright and restless somewhere beneath us, and Aiden was calmer, sharper, wrapped around a thought he would no doubt turn into a full plan very soon.
They were fine.
So I let myself stay exactly where I was.
Thane was still asleep.
Goddess.
He looked different asleep.
Still huge, obviously. Still a ridiculous wall of a man taking up more space than any one person should legally be allowed to occupy. But sleep had taken the
