chapter 34

Alpha Jude slowly walked over to her bedside, carefully dropping the jug of water and a glass beside it.

Ava had the habit of downing water immediately after she woke up, and he was banking on that. Hoping she did the same thing and not notice.

Walking over to the shelf of antiques and books that she had stowed away a few years back out of the habit of throwing away hobbies just as fast as she started them.

She had leisurely started collecting antiques and books, completely obsessed with them, but she had dropped it a while later

He watched her sleep and was in awe at how peaceful and even more beautiful she looked. She stirred in her sleep, groaning softly, and he recoiled behind the shelf.

Enough to not be seen, there was just enough space behind it for his lean figure, and he was grateful for that.

He looked away when she yawned, fully aware that yawns are contagious, and that he would get caught if he yawned.

It would be embarrassing for her to catch him in such a compromising p