Chapter 127

Sienna

The soft hum of birdsong outside the cottage window was the first thing I noticed. That, and the warmth.

It was a warmth that I felt, that I did not expect to feel, that I did not know or understand. But the smile that formed on my lips told me quickly that I was well aware of what it was from, that it was from one person and one person alone.

It wasn’t from the fire, which had long since burned down to soft embers. But from him. From Damon.

The man that would have done anything to get rid of me was the same man that I was now with.

His arms were wrapped around me, one of my legs tangled with his, my cheek resting against the steady rise and fall of his chest. I could feel his heartbeat beneath my palm, slow and steady. His scent, now entirely imprinted on my skin after what happened last night, was a calming balm I never knew I needed this badly.

Hell, everything that had happened last night was pure bliss in a way that I