Chapter Seventeen

Claire Claire stretched her feet outward and curled her body into the warmth wrapped around her. She felt comfortable and content, considering the night before. Interacting with a huge feral lycan had put her on edge well into her movie marathon with Axel. By the end of it, she felt loopy from being overtired, and she was sure she shared much more than she planned to with him. He didn't seem to mind; he listened, laughed, and actually made her feel good. What a change college had been so far. Claire pried open her heavy-lidded eyes and blinked, realizing that she was in the living room on the couch. She groaned, trying to remember how she fell to sleep the night before, but everything felt fuzzy. Placing her palm down, she felt them sink into something hard and warm. Then she remembered, and it hit her like a brick to the gut. Her fingers were splayed out across his bare chest, his eyes barely opened, and a sleepy look stared back at her. Claire's mouth watered at the bedro