Chapter 52

Kaiya

Bowden wakes me with a soft kiss. I smile before I open my eyes, remembering with a bang that I fell asleep while naked and that I'm on full display with my legs wide open. I blush and grab for the sheat, trying to cover myself. My mate chuckles and grabs my hand. “You do realise I’ve been looking at you the whole night, right?” he asks.

With my face on fire, I fold the sheet around myself regardless. “That doesn't mean you can look now.”

"Yes dear," he jokes and turns his back on me. "Go wash and get dressed. We leave in fifteen minutes.”

I don’t really feel like it. All I want to do is stay here, in this room, alone with my mate. When everyone left, when it was just the two of us, I felt so safe and protected. It felt as if I finally found my home.

“You don’t have to come if you don’t want to.” He looks over his shoulder and smiles at me. “Orion would probably prefer it that way too.”

“Am I not an Alpha and his equal?”

“No, you are not his equal.” I open my mouth to prot