Chapter 148

FREYA

Jet was still asleep when I woke up the next morning at dawn. I managed to roll onto my back hoping that would ease his arms around me so I could quietly leave the bed without waking him up. He is usually the first person to wake up but that wasn’t the case this morning because aside from being really exhausted, I woke up early.

Each time I tried to move, his arms would tightened around me more. I would have considered this sweet and romantic if I wasn't in such a hurry to get out of bed. Taking a deep breath, I thought of what to do when an idea suddenly occurred to me. Turning on my side, I wrapped my arms around his neck and then moved deeper into his embrace, that made him relax, despite being unconscious he was still very alert.

As if convinced that I wasn’t going anywhere, his arms fell loosely around me and I quickly came down from the bed. Not wanting him to wake up, I placed my pillow where I had been laying earlier before I left the