The next day...
A heavy sigh escaped Ashley as she collapsed onto the bed, bouncing lightly on her back. She caught her breath, staring at the ceiling for a moment.
Beside her, Lucian was doing the same.
The two of them had only just woken up.
Clearly, they had slept in.
Yet the moment they opened their eyes, they had simply picked up where they had left off the night before.
After another deep breath, Ashley turned her head toward Lucian.
He looked back at her.
The corners of their lips curled up almost at the same time.
Lucian rolled onto his side and propped his head against his knuckles. His free hand reached out to gently brush the corner of her mouth.
"Hungry?" he asked.
Ashley studied his face.
She couldn't tell whether it was because of their rather eventful night—or morning—but Lucian looked like he was glowing.
Or perhaps the treatment was finally flushing the poison from his system.
