Chapter 148 Audrey

I woke to the warm sensation of arms around me, holding me gently beneath the covers. A soft smile touched my face as, slowly but surely, the events of last night-and this morning-slowly returned. A party. A fall. A death. And then.. My mate.

My eyes cracked open, and there he was. I couldn't help but let out the tiniest sigh of relief at the sight of him, as if he somehow would have disappeared into thin air in the middle of the night. But he was still here, holding me.

And he was already awake-watching me sleep.

"Isn't it a bit creepy to watch a girl sleep?" I purred, nuzzling into his chest and nipping good-naturedly at his skin.

Edwin let out a deep rumble of a chuckle, one that was made even deeper from sleep. It hit me then that I hadn't spent a full night with him before; one of us had always left before the other had awoken, or we had had to return to our own residences. when we were hiding out in that basement room.

I allowed myself a few long moments to savor that feeling of waking up in his arms. And so, it seemed, did he. He tugged me a little closer and rolled onto his back, tucking me firmly against his chest. I laid there contentedly, swirling lazy circles in his chest hair with my index finger.

Then I let my finger trail lower. Down across the dips and peaks of his abdomen, and then down....

He shivered and let out a small sound of pleasure. But then he caught my wrist before I could go further, brought my hand back up, and pressed kisses to each of my fingers.

"Plenty of time for that," he murmured between kisses,

I propped myself up on one elbow, watching as he kissed my hand. He was right; we did have plenty of time. A lifetime, in fact. And for now, I was content just lazing around with him on a warm and sunny Sunday afternoon, basking in the afterglow of each other.

"What do you want to do today?" he asked when he saw me looking out the window at the sun-flecked street below. Town was already bustling by now.

I bit my lip, considering. "Don't you have work to do?"

"I know I'm busy, but I'm not that busy," he teased. "It's Sunday. And besides, I almost lost you last night. I want to spend this long weekend with my mate." Another kiss, this time to the inside of my wrist, right on my pulse point.

touched my lips. "I want

dark hair. It was tousled with sleep so

the clock revealed that it was noon now, we had fallen asleep when the sun had come up and had slept through the morning. Just then, a low rumble in my

red, and Edwin laughed. "Breakfast it

lunch by

he said, throwing the covers back and swinging his legs over the side

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white sheets to my bare chest. My gaze fell on the clothes he had given me last night, which were now in disarray on the floor:

catching my gaze, smirked. "I'll send Charles to pick some stuff up from

trying to text me all night, but my phone had been lost in the river along

yet. I knew it would be an emotional moment for all of us. I wanted to enjoy the day first,

offered me a gentle smile. "No one will see

to trust

find Edwin's gray eyes looking at me, his gaze intense and searching. But suddenly, his

head back and forth to look at my eyes. His brow furrowed in concentration, and I could feel his heart rate picking up through our bond. "Your eyes," he

throat as I slowly recalled the events of last night. Those three werewolves at the party, how they had panicked and scurried away when they saw me. I had thought I had

scrambled out of bed and ran to the mirror in Edwin's bathroom. I leaned in close, examining my eyes, but the glow was gone. All I could see were the usual deep blue irises

hate me for my silver eyes, just like they do for my

to find him standing in the doorway, confusion etched into his face.

I had never told him about my silver streak. It was always dyed, hidden

here. I keep it dyed to match the rest of my hair, but..." Edwin stepped closer, his fingers gently brushing

streak," I explained, my voice hardly more than a whisper. "Other werewolves... they see

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