Possessive Alpha Kaden ✔️

Chapter 29

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I woke up to light slicing through the gap in the curtains, and piercing through my closed eyelids.

I bury my head deeper into my pillow, trying to escape the sun's blinding morning rays, but to no avail. I crack open one eye to look at the time, 7 o'clock proudly presented to me by my digital alarm clock.

I sigh heavily with frustration and close my eyes again, pressing my back further into Kaden's chest. I allow his scent to envelope me, take comfort in the warmth escaping his body, allow my body to feel the rhythm of his steady breathing against the skin on my bare shoulder.

But I still can't fall asleep.

I turn around in his hold in order to escape the sun, knowing that with my eyes firmly away from it I'll finally be in the dark. Kaden's arms are wrapped tightly around my waist, and his nose buries in the crook of my neck the second I fit into his shoulder, his feet tangled around mine. His eyes have luckily been spared from the sun, so he continues to sleep undisturbed beside me.

With my head buried in my own shadow, nestled against my mate's chest, the sound of his steady heartbeat lulling my body into a sudden, comfortable sleep.

When I wake again I notice it's much later, and Kaden is still asleep. He must've been exhausted after the trip we made yesterday, as well as staying up well after I went to bed dealing with those 'issues' he failed to extend his knowledge on.

It hurts slightly that he's still keeping things from me, but I'm just putting all of my faith in the fact he was tired and he didn't want to speak about it and he'd have rather gone to bed and talked about it in the morning.

I know there is definitely no chance of me going back to sleep this time, so I just lie there and admire what's mine.

The morning light his enhanced his cheekbones, made his jaw stronger, his hair that little bit lighter. His long, dark eyelashes rest gently against his cheeks, his breathing coming out slow and steady across my face.

He looks so peaceful when he sleeps, I almost forget he's an alpha with a lot of power and influence. My nose is brushing against his, our proximity obvious by his scent clogging up my nostrils. I can see the minute freckles across his nose and cheekbones, the ones that go unnoticed if you're looking from a distance, and the small hairs coming out of his jaw because he hasn't shaved yet.

"You done staring at me, princess?" His deep voice rumbles, his voice thick and heavy with sleep. I just smile, leaning forwards and pressing a soft kiss to his lips. He responds to me slowly, applying gentle pressure as he begins to wake up. "If that's your new definition of staring at me, feel free to carry on."

I laugh at him before kissing him again, letting my fingers rest on the side of his face and in his hair. Kissing Kaden in the morning is my favourite type of kiss, because it's soft and slow and he's half asleep so he's not pushy or forceful.

I hear him hum in content, his arms tightening around my waist and pressing me against him. His eyelashes are tickling my cheeks because I'm slightly higher in the bed, but I don't mind.

"I'm going to take a shower." I say against his lips, feeling him sigh heavily, expelling a breath against my face. He reluctantly unwraps his arms and lets me wriggle out from his embrace, and I trot over to the bathroom.

I shoot a quick glance over my shoulder, which almost has me jumping straight back into bed. His hair is a wild mess which has fallen down in front of his eyes, and the sheets have bunched up around his waist. His toned upper body is revealed, the muscles in his back flexing and contracting as he moves his arms to get comfortable staring at me. He smiles lazily, his icy blue eyes becoming a translucent white as he moves into the light.