Chapter 56. Day Off with the King

BELLE

My eyes were so puffy from crying all night that they hurt to open in the morning.

I was extremely grateful that I had decided to stay home today instead of going with Minnie.

All I had wanted for the past several days was to get out of Grayson and my wing, but now nothing sounded better than lying in bed and watching movies all day while I licked my wounds.

Groaning, I attempted to roll over, only to be stopped by a heavy, muscular arm wrapped around my waist. I paused.

Grayson was here. Grayson was never here in the mornings. He was sleeping right next to me, pressed close to my body, his grip on my waist tight and unrelenting.

No wonder I felt like I could sleep forever. I always slept better with him by my side.

It occurred to me that I didn’t even remember coming back from Minnie’s apartment last night.

Grayson must have brought me back. I looked down. I was wearing his shirt and boxers. He must have changed me last night to