This was one of the mornings where getting out of bed seemed like a chore. I lay wrapped in the sheets with my head resting comfortably on Diego’s bare chest. His deep heartbeat thudded against my cheek, while his fingers slowly twirled a lock of my hair. "You know," Diego muttered softly, "I was just thinking about the early days of your arrival to this mansion." "Oh?" I raised an eyebrow, shifting slightly to look up at him. "And what, pray tell, brought on that sudden reflection?" "I'm just remembering how utterly terrified and sharp-tongued you were," he said, a teasing smirk spreading across his face. "You had that look in your eyes as if I was going to eat you alive." "Hey, you were terrifying!" I laughed softly, swatting his chest. "You were the notorious Alpha growling command

