Midnight Unbound

Lucius POV

“Twenty minutes.”

Talia looked at the clock above the fireplace, then sighed and pulled the blanket higher around herself. “You keep saying that like it's going to make midnight come faster.”

I smiled. “You were the one who insisted we stay awake.”

“I know.” She shifted closer until her head rested against my chest. “But now that we're actually waiting for it, I'm impatient.”

I wrapped