Chapter 24

Rella woke up the next morning cocooned in the warmest and soothing embrace. She must be dreaming she thought but she knew she wasn't. She's been awake for a while now and although she had been appalled at the fact he ended up in her bedroom it was a lovely feeling, a comfortable warmth that tempted her to stay put for another couple of minutes. Even though he was forbidden, it wouldn’t hurt to relish in his embrace because that’s all there was to their relationship and even though she knew that already it didn’t stop her mood from turning sour. She sighed warily and untangled her limbs from his but then she couldn’t stop herself from looking at him. Stefan had called the night before as she was getting ready for bed but he never once hinted his return he must've been really tired she thought, briefly wondering what time he came in last night. He must've been very quiet because she was a light sleeper.

He was lying on his side and although she was disappointed to not feed her ey