Chapter 62

~James POV~ I was in the dungeon, sitting on the mattress, and watching Avery sleep. I stroked her hair gently and she started turning and groaning before flickering her eyes open. ”Hey there, beautiful.” I said as I looked down at my mate. ’Oh how I wished I could take your place for you.’ I thought to myself as I looked into her big brown eyes. ”Hey there, handsome.” She replied. It’s nice to see the change in reaction from the last time I uttered those words. This was when we were in the hotel room the morning after she had been drugged. To her I was a stranger but to me, she was home. Even if I refused to believe it or acknowledge it, she was my home and has been ever since I first laid eyes on her. Avery sat up and her legs were behind me and one of her hands rested on my leg and the other on my shoulder. She took the hand that lay on my shoulder and cupped my face with it. Her eyes bore into mine and a shiver ran down my spine at the intense gaze. She looked down at my lips and t