Chapter 311: Freckles

A long time later, after he had exhausted her with his lovemaking, he pushed her hair off her face and drew her into his arms. "I have read the manuals and talked to the warriors with breeders."

"Okay." Please let him not have discussed our private lives. She couldn't stomach the thought that he could be that kind of creep.

"It is proven that a breeder thrives when she is cuddled regularly," he told her seriously.

Madison hugged him closer, enjoying the feel of his warm body. She bit the inside of her cheek to hold back the smile, took a deep breath, and then burst out laughing. She laughed until she was helpless to do anything but cling to him. He merely held her tight, not seeming bothered that she laughed at him. It felt good laughing again after the tragedy of the last few days.

At last she stopped and lay quietly, stroking patterns over his chest.