Chapter 36. Sinister Shift

BELLE

Sometime during the middle of the night, I was awoken by the feeling of fiery kisses on my neck. My eyes flew open immediately and I gasped, recognizing the familiar sparks.

“Grayson?” I asked into the darkness, reaching out for him.

“Mm-hmm?” he asked as he continued his kissing and gripped my waist.

I blinked as my eyes adjusted to the light.

My heart soared when I realized that he seemed to be in a better mood than the last time I’d seen him. He seemed to have found his old passion for physical contact with me.

I sighed in relief. I guess he was just stressed earlier.

I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled his lips to mine for a deep kiss that chased all the tension out of my body.

After a few minutes, I pulled away to try to catch my breath, and Grayson returned to kissing my neck.

I tried shoving him away from me playfully so that I could see him and talk to him, but he just growled loudly and snapped his teeth a