After a long and exhausting night, Harlow finally stirred awake. The soft morning light filtered through the curtains, and for a moment, she relished the quiet peace. Her body felt heavy, her mind still hazy from sleep.
But then it hit her. She wasn't alone.
Her breath hitched as she suddenly remembered, she had fallen asleep in the same room as that monster. She struggled to sit up but realized she couldn't. There was just something stopping her from moving. A heavy object on her waist.
She rolled the blanket and there it was. Alanis's big arms protectively wrapped her waist, as if she was going to slip from him if he let her go. Harlow ground her teeth almost letting out a throaty groan.
She had promised to never let this man come close to her. Agreeing to sleep in his room had been a mistake. A mistake she was still trying to break herself free from.
