Chapter 67. Babies

Freya POV

It has been years since I had a peaceful night’s sleep. Probably before my mum had died. I stirred awake, my eyes fluttering open and the warmth that I felt at that moment, couldn’t be explained.

With half-lidded eyes, my eyes locked onto the hazel eyes that stared back at me with nothing but admiration in them.

For a second, I thought that I was dreaming, and a smile spread through my face and I felt his fingers brush through my face, stroking my hair gently.

All of a sudden, something snapped within me and all the memories from last night rushed through my mind—Thorne. The sex. How he had sunk his fangs into my neck and marked me as his.

My eyes widened in shock and this time, I had a clearer look at his face as he propped himself on one elbow. “Good morning, Nini…” He took a tendril of hair that fell on my face and tucked it behind my ears.

Slowly, my fingers fluttered to the spot around my neck, and a gasp escaped me when he l