Chapter 50

Keira woke to sunlight streaming through the room. She blinked slowly, memories of the night before flooding back from Alexei's proposal on the terrace, and the multiple times they'd made love, her body was sore in all the right places. 

Stretching, she reached across the bed only to find cool sheets where Alexei should have been. A note rested on his pillow, his handwriting recognizable.

"My Love,

You needed your sleep. Please don't rush this morning. I have some business to attend to. See you when I return to the palace.

Love you, Lex"

Keira flopped back on the bed, smiling at the simple message. “Love you.” Such small words, but they do so much and meant a lot to her. 

She grabbed her phone from the nightstand where it had been charging overnight and checked the time… nearly ten in the morning. She'd slept far later than usual.

Her smile faded as she noticed a flood of notifications. Several messages from Blair and Sutton asking her in