Chapter 45

Cora POV

I woke up to the soft glow of morning sunlight filtering through the curtains, and for a moment, I just lay there, savoring the quiet. Teagan was beside me, still deep in sleep, his chest rising and falling in a steady rhythm. A smile crept across my face.

This wasn’t the first time I had slept in his bedroom, but somehow it felt like the first—the thrill of closeness, the comfort of being wrapped in his arms, the warmth of knowing he was mine, all of it wrapped ...