From the Ashes of His Empire

The Morning After

Author: Aeliana Thorne

The Morning After

Viviana's POV

I woke to warmth.

Not just the physical kind, though that was certainly there, but the rare, disarming kind that sank beneath my skin and settled somewhere behind my ribs.

Vincenzo was wrapped around me, one arm heavy over my waist, his chin tucked into the space between my neck and shoulder like it belonged there. His breathing was slow and even, the deep cadence of someone who rar