Chapter 103

Kaidan's POV

I woke up feeling fully rested. No claw marks of a nightmare dragging me back under, no sweat soaking my shirt, no suffocating weight on my chest. Just steady breaths, hers and mine, tangled together.

For a moment I just lay there, staring at the faint glow creeping in through the curtains, listening to her soft breathing beside me. My chest tightened in a way that was equal parts r