Chapter 102

The first thing Ivory noticed when she woke up the following morning, was how warm she felt, and the second, was that she was not lying on the sofa, but a bed and the final thing, was the weight on her waist and the warm that was radiating from it. Her eyes flew open and she attempted to turn, but the moment she did, she met a pair of grey orbs, staring right at her. “Good morning, V.” Lucien greeted with a smile, but that was not what had Ivory frozen. She stared, and stared and then, her brain finally caught up and she jumped out of the bed, pointing a finger at him and shouting, “Wha-what were you doing, lying beside me? And how…how did I get here?” Lucien sat up, his tousled hair accentuated the innocent look at adorned his facial expression, right before a grin was stretched across his lips, clearly finding her reaction amusing. “Calm down, V.” He began, a yawn escaping him. “You were having a hard time on the couch, nightmares I presume, so I moved you. Hope that’s not a problem?