ELLIOT

“Baby?” I leaned in a bit when I heard her soft snoring.

I watched her face, resting sideways on the mattress, breathing lightly, those delicious lips slightly parted.

I couldn’t help but smile like a fool—there was so much depth in what I felt for her. I had purposely confessed that I knew her true identity.

We had an honest conversation pending. I genuinely hoped to win her over as my greatest ally—a lifelong alliance.

“So I have to stay perfectly still when you pounce on me, but you c