CHAPTER 22

  (Morning After)

  Samantha POV.

  I shifted, feeling the plush softness of the bed beneath my fingertips. For a moment, all I could feel was the warm, sweet glow and comforts of bed.

  I stretched out, my fingertips touching another body.

  My eyes flew open.

  I looked around, my brain taking a moment to catch up with where I was. I was in the room with Dracul, in the middle of nowhere. We'd be visiting the magician.

  We had made love.

  I sank back into the sheets; my eyes open wide as I started up at the ceiling. Dracul was beside me; I could see the curve of his body beneath the sheets.

  I should feel regret.

  I didn't through. I didn't feel regret. All I felt was the comfort and softness of the warm blankets around me. All I felt was how solid Dracul was behind me in the bed.

  It was a comfort, waking up with someone beside me. I had never imagined that it could feel so good to wake up with someone. I had never imagined how this might feel.