CHAPTER 53

Mikayla woke curled in Cael's arms in her bed.

She could tell she'd woken before him because of the deep breaths that moved in his chest rhythmically against her ears.

Her face stretched into a smile.

She was careful not to move around or alter her breathing too much so she wouldn't wake him.

For now, she just wanted to enjoy being in bed with him like this.

Plus, she imagined he'd have a few words to say to her after her actions yesterday. And she wasn't ready to answer them just yet.

When she'd asked him what she had to do to make his resolve break down in the car earlier yesterday, she honestly hadn't been planning to do anything with the information.

Even when she'd invited him in, she'd simply thought they would hang out for a bit and he would go back home.

But watching him walk around in her house suddenly ignited such fierce feelings in her that instantly fried her brain.

The only thought she could process was how much she wanted him and had to have him.

When he carried h