Chapter 41 - : 41 : Five More Minutes…
The dungeon was silent.
For once, it wasn’t the silence that came before blood and screaming monsters. It wasn’t dread.
It was warm.
Soft.
Peaceful.
Aiden didn’t remember falling asleep. One second he was lying between Luna and Lysandra, both curled into him like blankets with claws and sass. And the next... gone. Out cold. His body had finally given up after wave six.
He was warm.
And heavy.
Why was he heavy?
His eyes were still closed, but something soft and small was pressing down on his chest. It moved with each breath—gentle, warm, breathing. Then he felt it—little fingers clenched tightly in the collar of his shirt. Soft cheeks nestled into his upper body.
Ivy.
She was lying completely on top of him, her small body stretched along his torso, tummy pressed to his chest, face buried under his chin like she’d melted into him. Her little legs curled up near his waist, bare toes twitching slightly as she mumbled something in her sleep.