Chapter 80

Ivy

I woke up with my head laying on something hard and warm. When it moved upward, I froze. Max. I was on his chest. His no shirt, perfectly chiseled, naked, chest. And it felt amazing. His breathing was even still so he wasn't awake. I smiled, thinking about how good it felt. I let myself imagine for a few minutes, that this was how we woke up every day. Had been waking up for the last several years. Like we had never been separated by my dad and his stupid rules or whatever he wanted to call it.

I knew why Max had been sent away, no matter what my father had told me or mom. He didn't want me dating back then any more than he did now. I also knew that he had been getting ready to send some of the boys, my age, to Italy for training. Maybe it was a half-truth. I didn't know for sure and there was no point on dwelling on the past. Not when someone out there wanted to kill me. I decided that it was time to get up before he woke up and caught me, no matt