CHAPTER 49: A PAINFUL REALIZATION

Drakon woke up feeling extremely happy, and it had everything to do with the gentle weight of the head using his upper arm as a pillow. He turned to his side and began studying her soft features. Her face had an ethereal roundness, and her long lashes cast a shadow over her cheekbones. He sighed dreamily, reached over, and ran the back of his hand across her face. "Good morning, wife," he smiled when she reached for him without even opening her eyes first. "You sound happy," she drawled, and his smile widened as he kissed softly on her nose. "I am happy." He cradled her and returned to laying fully on his back, his eyes fluttering closed as he basked in the feeling of her naked body against his. Shirley slowly opened her eyes before burrowing closer into his arms. "I slept well," she muttered. "Of course you did." It wasn't what he said as much as how he said it that told her exactly how smug he looked when he said that, and he had every right to feel that way after how happy he'd