Wendy
I wake up feeling warm and safe. I snuggle into the warmth, then grunt when I feel something hard pressing into my back.
“Not yet. Need more sleep,” Jude’s deep, sleepy voice says in my ear, making my entire body shiver. He pulls me closer to him, burying his face in my neck.
My eyes go wide as I suddenly realize what’s pressing into my back.
Jude drags his face out of my neck and looks at me. “Do you want me to get up? I didn’t mean to make you uncomfortable.”
I frown. His eyes are bloodshot and his voice is deeper than usual and not with Saggio being forward.
“How much sleep did you get?” I ask.
He looks at the clock. “Four hours.”
It’s eight o’clock in the morning here. “You didn’t go to bed until four a.m.?” I ask.
“Well, I had that call with Councilman Edward and your f
