Keeping Her By His Side.

Serene opened her eyes at dawn according to her registered body alarm. She had not been able to sleep the entire night and the dark circles around her eyes were obvious. A light yawn slipped past her lips and she tried to lift her hands but she found out that she could not.

She frowned and slanted her head. Her eyes fell on a slightly opened chest that was revealed to her eyes. Her eyes popped open instantly, they enlarged almost to the size of a saucepan. She wanted to run away but she found out that she was trapped in those scalding embrace.

She looked at him carefully and saw that his eyes were still closed, probably he was still asleep. She inhaled deeply and tried her best to calm her palpitating heart. She raised her hand that was not trapped in his arms and touched his hand that was wrapped around her waist.

Her thoughts were that if she could peer his hand away from her waist, she would be able to slip away from him. Everything she could think about at that moment was how s