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OCTAVIA
Iwake up with Lincoln wrapped around me, and for just a moment, that one between sleep and truly waking, I forget all of the chaos that surrounds us. For just a moment, I am truly happy lying here in his arms.
I cling to those seconds, squeezing all the joy I can from them before reality comes crashing down, and it hits me that Lincoln is engaged.
Engaged to someone who isn’t me.
It may not be his choice, and he may not love her, but that doesn’t make it any less real. Especially not when I saw the ring on her finger.
“What’s wrong?” His sleepy voice breaks through the shadows in my mind, and I turn to face him. His storm-cloud eyes look tired, older than his eighteen years.
I guess a life like his will do that to a person.
“I’m fine,” I lie. There’s no point in making him feel worse about a situation that is already out of his hands. For a person like Lincoln, who requires control, I can only imagine how this shit with his dad is already making him spin out. “Are you okay?”
He closes his eyes and lets out a deep sigh before leaning forward and kissing my forehead. “I am now, but we should still talk. There’s a lot you don’t know, and I should be the one to fill in some of the gaps.”
I smirk at his choice of words and he rolls his eyes at me, so I shrug. “Hey you’re the one picking the words. Not my fault my brain takes me to far off places.”
“If we didn’t have to talk, I’d show you just how many more gaps I can fill at once,” he winks.
Lincoln Saint winked. Be still my beating heart.
I laugh softly, shaking my head. “You’re terrible.”
“I am, but you love it.”
I smile at him, running my hand through his hair. “I do. Love you, I mean. We might fight and disagree… a lot. But I do love you.”
He twines his fingers through my hair and kisses me with so much passion it makes my toes curl. By the time he pulls back, I’m practically panting. “To be continued. Get your sexy ass out of bed, we need to talk.”
He climbs out of bed and pulls on his boxers and jeans. I happily drool over his taut back and peachy ass until he turns back around to face me.
I pout playfully and it’s totally worth it to hear his bark of laughter. “Octavia Royal, you are a brat. And if you’re not careful, I’ll make you pay for it.”
I wag my brows at him. “That’s kind of the point.”
He leans down on the bed and I think he’s about to give in, but then he opens his mouth and his low gravelly voice sends a shiver down my spine. “Oh, you’ll pay, baby. Just later… when you’re least expecting it.”
He winks again and kisses my cheek before standing, leaving me wondering who the hell has taken over Lincoln Saint’s body. Not that I’m complaining, I am totally on board for this side of him, but I’m definitely pouting for real now… and also excited for whenever later is.
He pulls his t-shirt from the floor and slips it over his head. “I’m going to run and grab a change of clothes, but I’ll be back in ten. I’ll get some coffee brewing on my way out.”
I groan, slumping back down into my pillow as he disappears from the room. As much as I know we need to talk, that I need to know what’s going on, I’d much rather have had some fun with him first.
Sometimes his level-headedness is a pain in my ass.
Begrudgingly I climb from the bed and put my hair into a messy bun before jumping into the shower. A brisk wake up is exactly what I need. The cool water shocks me into alert mode and I finish up quickly.
I pull on a long sweater dress and slip on a pair of leggings and some cute socks before heading downstairs where the smell of freshly brewed coffee awaits me.
Heaven.
I pour myself a very large mug and slide onto one of the stools at the island before taking a sip.
Ahh, sweet nectar.
I connect my phone to the speakers and put some Lindsey Stirling on softly in the background. There’s nothing quite like the sound of strings in the morning to hype you up for the day. Goosebumps take over my entire body as I zone out to the enchanting music and lose track of time as I give myself over to the sounds.
