Chapter 135

Ivory woke up to the foreign feelings of arms wrapped around her waist and a warm chest pressed against her back. Instantly, memories from last night flooded her mind, causing her to tense. Gadreel’s arms around her tightened, his grip was firm, but not enough to cause her discomfort. She remained still, trying to decide on what to do. A part of her, the sane part perhaps, was telling her to get up and move, but the other part, the insane part, was telling her to stay put. In the end, it was the insane part of her that won, and Ivory stayed where she was, with her back pressed against Gadreel’s chest and his arms around her waist. After a little while, she stirred in his hold, turning so that she could face him. And the sight of him, sleeping so peacefully, made her breath hitch. He looked…so much different. There was a certain aura around him, something that was not there, before they divorced. Something had changed. Gently, she lifted her hand, and brought it close to his face. For a