Chapter 18. Next to Him

Madeline’s POV

I snuggled closer to something warm in my bed.

What was that? Was I hugging a pillow? I sometimes did that. It smelt really nice. Like cocoa with cinnamon. It was my favorite drink.

A small smile spread across my face and I took a deep breath of the wonderful scent. I was still half asleep and nothing made sense, but I didn’t care. I was warm. I was comfortable. I was enjoying the scent of my favorite drink surrounding me. I didn’t want to wake up.

But then I felt someone’s arms tighten around me.

I was awake in a second.

I opened my eyes and gasped.

Oh, no.

No, no, no, no, no.

I wasn’t snuggling a pillow. I was snuggling…

Oh, Goddess.

I tried to move away from him, but he only tightened his hold on me.

“Shh, Maddie,” he mumbled quietly as he lifted his hand and patted my head gently. “Sleep.”

My eyes widened.

“You need to wake up, Alpha,” I said quietly, afraid that Mike or Jan