Chapter 172
Even with his eyes closed, Koi could feel the bright sunlight filtering through his lids.
It took a little longer for him to actually open his eyes, since his eyelids were puffy and sore, but after blinking a few times, he finally managed to peel them open bit by bit.
“Ahhk...”
A dull ache suddenly throbbed in his stomach. A low moan escaped his lips before he even realized it, and his brows furrowed with pain.
Only then did he become aware of the heavy weight wrapped around his waist. As his gaze dropped slowly, he saw his own bare body, and then, thick arms encircling his hips.
Ah—
The soft gasp slipped out before he could stop it.
Then it all came flooding back.
His face immediately flushed bright red, and his ears burned with heat.
Koi instinctively reached up and clutched his ears—then let out a sigh of relief when ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ he felt they were still there and hadn’t come off.
It’s not a dream.
The warmth pressed against his back was all too real.