Chapter 113. Feel Incredible

Althea stirred faintly, her brows knitting as a strange wet warmth brushed against her neck. A low hum escaped her lips before she realized it wasn’t a dream. Someone was licking her skin.

Her eyes fluttered open, still hazy with sleep, the morning light spilling faintly through the curtains. The air was quiet except for the soft sound of breathing beside her.

She turned slightly and froze.

Gavriel’s face was close, too close. His mouth hovered at the curve of her shoulder, his tongue tracing the faint mark he’d left the night before. His hair was messy, his expression unreadable, but there was something darkly amused glinting in his eyes.

Her pulse jumped. “What are you doing?” she whispered, her voice barely audible, half caught between embarrassment and disbelief.

He didn’t stop. The rough scrape of his tongue moved lower, following the line of her collarbone. “Waking you up,” he murmured against her skin, his tone low and husky, like a man fully aw