Chapter 236

FEYRE

The gentle rhythm of the heart monitor is the sound that wakes me up. I look around the dim lit room, sighing in relief when I note that it is NOT a hospital room.

I think everyone would understand if I never wanted to be in one ever again.

The soft breathing beside me makes me smile. I push the bad thoughts away and turn to look at the man I never expected to fall for. He is lying on his side, watching me. He must have fallen asleep that way.

I lift my hand, which doesn't have the IV drip, and reach out to trace the scruff on his face. He looks even sexier like this.

The minute my hand touches him, his eyes snap open, and I'm hit with the intensity of his gray orbs. The coldness that I used to see there is nothing but warmth now.

He covers my hand with his and brings it to his lips, where he kisses the back of our now intertwined fingers.

"Morning, baby."

A pleasant shudder rolls through me at the sound of his raspy morning voic