~Spoils and Secrets~

EIRA

When we finally finished, we laid down tangled in his sheets. His arm was wrapped around my waist. For the first time in a long time, I felt safe, not just in my body, but in my heart.

Sleep came easy like that, with his warmth at my back and his scent surrounding me. But the morning wasn’t as sweet as the night.

The sound of shouting outside jolted me awake. I pulled on the nearest shirt which was his and stepped to the window just as the gates opened. Two ...