Chapter 161

Levi rolled over to face me and laced his fingers through mine, looking utterly spent. "Just a nap. Keep the world out a little longer," he murmured drowsily.

"I'd like that." I watched him fall asleep, smoothing down a cowlick. His dark lashes lay against cheeks still flushed from the heat of the shower and I smiled at the soft snort he let out, pressing my hand against his shoulder until he shifted against me and settled back into a deep slumber.

A ray of sunshine swept in from the window and bathed the room in a dream-like glow as Levi's soft breaths evened out. Careful not to wake him, I pressed a kiss to his knuckles. And there it was: I was happy.