Chapter:- 34

When Emma awakens again, her muscles are screaming in pain a few hours after midnight. She jostles under her blanket, and it takes quite some time for the surroundings to settle in. Then Emma realizes that she's been sleeping on Lucus lap. The Alpha is right beside her on the bed, asleep in a sitting position. Emma suspects that sometime during the night, she scooted closer to Lucus and subconsciously used the man's laps as her pillow.

She tilts her head up, looking into Lucus tired face. Lucus must've been staying up later into the night, worrying about her, judging by how lethargic and swollen her eyes look. Slowly, Emma raises a hand to touch Lucus cheek.

"Hey, Lucus."

Her husband jerks awake out of that, eyes red and tired. Still half awake, Lucus tries to give his whole attention to the Omega, panicked hands roaming all over Emma's body. "What? What is it, Omega? Are you alright? You need something."

"Hey, hey. Lucus, calm down," Emma tries, slowly rubbing on Lucus neck. "I'm fin