The Lion’s Arranged Marriage: Enemies to Lovers Paranormal Romance by Layla Silver

Author:Layla Silver [Silver, Layla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-03-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10 - Gwendolyn

I stared at the painted ceiling, admiring the soft hues of pastel blue and pink indicating a glorious sunrise. Cherubs danced around the edge of the mural on fluffy cotton-candy clouds while playing lyres. The soft, rhythmic wheeze coming from my right made me smile.

Affection bloomed in my core when I rolled to my right side. Neil slept peacefully with a thin sheet draped over his muscled torso, hands sprawled on either side of him with his legs forming a crooked triangle. He seemed to sleep better in my bed.

Maybe I can get some flying time in while he’s sleeping, I thought. Moonlight spilled into the room from the balcony doors. It called to me.

How I longed to fly.

Once I kissed his temple, I slipped my legs over the edge of the bed and wandered toward the glass door. Night hovered over the gardens, soothing indigo interrupted by spheres of soft white light from the lampposts.

After a week of bonding with Neil, avoidance became a thing of the past. Cesar had visited nearly every day, inviting my cocky lion out to play hoops or throw a football in the field. Just watching Neil’s face light up at the invitation was more than satisfying. It was something I had wanted to see ever since we’d escaped that dreadful science lab.

The nightmares persisted. Even while Neil spent the night. A mere mention of what happened to us made my skin crawl and my heart seize.

Yet every time it happened, Neil sidled right up to me, slid his arm around my waist, and nestled into my neck until the fit of panic passed. Dr. Windsor told me it would probably take a few months for the initial panic to wear off. And after that? Years for me to process the trauma.

I sighed. It was time to move forward. Though the Myrtles hadn’t yet been located and the Gilberts were staying away, I knew better than to fool myself with dreams of neutrality. They would return. Eventually. And we had to be prepared for such a day.

That was why it was important for me to move forward.

I unlocked the door as quietly as possible and stepped onto the balcony. A cool, dank breeze caressed me as I wandered to the stone railing. I slipped out of my nightgown, dropped my panties, and stood with my body exposed to the elements.

How long had it been since I had properly flown? Instinct had prompted my shift back at the test lab. After being forced to change so many times, my bones ached at the thought of shifting at all.

But I had to do it. I had to get back into the habit. Flying brought me joy—I refused to let them rob me of that satisfaction.

One glance over my shoulder told me Neil was still fast asleep. He wouldn’t miss me if I flew off for an hour. The surrounding areas had been clear all week. Jermaine, Milton, and Tanner had made sure of that.

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