Chapter 65

*Elora*

The first thing I noticed was the warmth.

Not the blankets, not the sunlight bleeding through the tall window slats—Kael. His body was curved around mine like a second skin, his arm heavy across my waist, the slow rise and fall of his chest anchoring me to something real. Something alive.

The second thing I noticed was the ache. Not pain. Just the sweet, pulsing soreness in places I hadn’t