Chapter 1064

The sun rose slow and golden, slipping between leaves like honey poured from the sky. The morning was warm, soft, and thick with the smell of blooming flowers and earth. In that velvety light, Rose stepped barefoot into the clearing, her loose white tunic dancing gently around her thighs. The breeze kissed her skin, and her dark hair spilled wild over her shoulders as she stretched her arms toward the sky with a low, satisfied sigh. Jude had woken alone, again, but he didn't feel abandoned. He felt curious, aroused by the scent lingering on his skin, the taste of her still on his tongue from the night before. She had vanished sometime during the night, lips pressed to his neck, whispering something he couldn't remember but still felt deep in his bones.