Chapter 20

Chapter 20 'Gael' •••••••••• Earl woke up feeling unusually happy and relieved. He looked beside him, just to be sure he wasn't dreaming. Nellie was lying there the same way she had been last night, beautiful and glowing. Charlie had called her a sleeping beauty last night, his sleeping beauty. Looking at her now, Earl could say that was an understatement. He smiled like a little child. He couldn't tell how peacefully he had slept last night. Last night, the faceless lady in his dream came as usual, but this dream was different. He had held her, and she had smiled at him. He smiled, placing a hand to his lips. "And why is the Alpha smiling like that this early?" Charlie asked from the door. "What the hell are you doing here, in my chambers, without knocking?" Earl shot back, arranging Nellie's clothes to cover every uncovered skin. "If you were not too busy smiling like a child who received a treat from his father, perhaps you would have heard me knock," "Good mor