Chapter 102. Better Days.

(Months later)

Evelyn.

Waking from a splendid sleep, I found Kieran lying behind me, his chest pressed against my back and one arm wrapped around my waist as we snuggled together, our limbs tangled together. Blinking away the sleep from my eyes, I slowly turned to face him, making sure not to wake from his slumber.

Glancing at his face, I let my eyes roam around his body, watching his well-sculpted form softened by the peacefulness of sleep. I couldn't help but admire the scars that adorned his body, each one a testament to the battles he had fought. His face, framed by tousled hair, looked so serene in the morning light. I could just watch him on hours on end, not taking my eyes off him.

Unable to resist touching him, I ran my fingers down his jawline, feeling as the muscle twitched beneath my fingers, the slight stubble grazing my fingertips. Breathing in lungfuls of his scent into my nose, I felt a warm heat begin in my stomach and was surprised at how quickly I could get aroused b