Chapter 34: Liam

My heart is lighter. She’s willing to give this a try, and she thinks it will work. It’s not easy letting myself be this vulnerable with her, but it seems to be what she needs.

When we finish with the bath, I wrap her in a towel and go to grab one of my t-shirts for her to wear while I pull on a pair of sleep pants. When I come back, I hand it to her. “Do you want to sleep in here, with me, tonight?”

I’m hoping she’ll say yes. Now that she can feel the mate bond, I want her to move into this room, make it ours.

A blush paints her cheeks pink. “I’m afraid that I will end up sleeping on top of you again.”

I smirk down at her. I love that I wake up with her laying on top of me, but if she’s concerned about it, I have an idea. “What? You don’t like waking up like a lizard sunning herself on a warm rock?”

“I don’t know about the lizard part, but the warm rock is accurate. You pump out some heat big guy.”

“Big guy, huh?”

She blushes an even deeper shade of pink. “Well, you are like a