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Waking In His Arms

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*Isla*

I fall back into a dreamless, restless sleep after Poppy assures me that she has spoken to Maddox and relayed the information I had given her.

I don’t know why I am suddenly dreaming about what’s happening with other people, people I am not related to and have no connection to, but I am certain that what I saw was real, not just a regular dream spurred on by everything that has happened to me today.

A few hours after my conversation with Poppy, I feel a shift in the bed and slit my eyes to see what is happening. Part of me wants to react with panicked fear that I am being attacked again, but I am too tired for that.

Thankfully, that is not the case.

It is Maddox.

He is slipping into bed next to me, and while I am too tired, and it is too dark, for me to see exactly what he has on, when I rest my hand on his chest, it is bare.

“I’m sorry I woke you, beautiful,” he whispers, his warm lips pressing against my forehead.

“It’s okay,” I manage to get out before I roll onto his chest.
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