Kane's POV
I needed to move fast. That damn contract had been haunting me for weeks, but now, with Elena back in my arms, it felt like a ticking time bomb. If she saw it—if she knew—I wasn't sure we'd recover. Not after all the progress we made last night.
Elena stirred slightly in my arms, and I immediately tightened my hold, not ready to let her go just yet. Her warmth against me, her soft breathing, the way she smelled like everything good in the world—it was enough to calm the chaos in my mind.
Until she started grumbling.
"Do you always squeeze people this hard in the morning?" she muttered, her tone laced with mock irritation.
I smirked against her hair. "Only when they're mine."
She rolled her eyes, though she didn't try to pull away. "You're irritating, you know that?"