Which allowed me my private moment of peace.
For four minutes and fifty more seconds, I thought with a yawn.Not a second more.
Serenity engulfed me, a sense of rightness touching my soul.
This is what our lives could have been,I mused groggily.This blissful warmth and shared existence.
Ezra had taken all that away from us.
A fact that only made me hate him more.
You ruined us.
So I’m going to ruin you.
Later.
When we’re both awake.
I yawned again, losing count of my seconds. So I started over at five minutes.
Again.
And again.
And again.
Until the counting followed me into my dreams, where Ezra taught me how to truly fly. As his bonded mate. As hisequal.
A dream that would never come to be.
But a fantasy I would forever cherish.
Long after he’s gone…
Ezra
Kristina must be gardening again,I thought, the sweet aroma of lilies infiltrating my senses.She’s always gardening.
Except, no. That’s not right.
My brow furrowed as I tried to process the scents and the knowledge in my mind.
Everything swirled together, stirring a headache behind my eyes that had me nearly cursing out loud.
But the warmth of a soft, feminine body against mine kept me from speaking out loud.
Kayla, I marveled, feeling her presence all the way to my very soul.
My heart ached, this dream one I’d experienced so many times, always to wake up alone.
This would be no different.
But I would indulge her in any way I could.
I kissed the top of her head, then pressed my nose to her hair, inhaling the sweet floral scent.Alluring as always.
It was a forbidden dream.
