Betrayed By The Hero, Loved By The Lord novel Chapter 47

Chapter 47: The morning after (1)

Selene stirred around as her body slowly woke to a new day. Her eyes fluttered open, adjusting to the darkness in the room. She immediately froze because of the sight before her.

What she noticed wasn’t that someone had pulled the blinds so there wouldn’t be light let in to bother her. What caught her attention was how close she laid to the man she now had to call her husband.

Selene tried not to panic. If she did then she might wake him and his teasing might be the death of her. Instead of pulling away from him too fast, Selene slowly tried to go back to how they were before when she went to bed with at least an arm’s length of space between them.

What confused Selene even more was her arms hugging Xavier. She couldn’t have been the one who inched closer to him during the night. She wasn’t one to move around in her sleep too much to the point of ending up in his arms.

’If only I could just disappear,’ Selene thought.

Since Xavier might soon notice she was awake, Selene tried again to slowly move her arms around him and find her place back to her side of the bed but her attention was brought to the hand which rested on her lower back. It blocked her escape.

"Running already when you were so clingy last night?’ Xavier asked. He opened his eyes, allowing him to witness the sight he had been waiting for. "Good morning, Selene. Sleep well?"

"I wasn’t clingy. Could you please move your hand?" Selene questioned and pulled her hands away from him so she no longer hugged Xavier. "How did we end up like this?"

"You will need to tell me. I am still on my side of the bed if you haven’t noticed. Look," Xavier loosened his hold so she could see.

Selene rolled to see how much space was left on her side of the bed. There was plenty which meant she had moved. "I-," she started but stopped herself. She was thankful she did because of Xavier’s smile. "I never agreed to your punishment."

"Yet you stopped so it is working. You are welcome to apologise and earn yourself a morning kiss. You have a good way of asking for a kiss without becoming embarrassed. You should thank me," Xavier said as his hand crept back to its earlier position.

"I do not understand you. I would understand if you tried to tease me about other things but you act as if you," Selene paused, unable to finish. She didn’t want to start an unnecessary conversation about feelings right after they got married.

"As if I what?" Xavier asked, giving Selene the chance to say what was on her mind.

"It’s nothing. I misread something. It seems to be right that I found my way over to your side. I don’t need to apologise since it is apparent you enjoyed yourself."

Xavier moved his hand so Selene could sit up. "Why do I get the feeling you would love to stick your tongue out at me like a child?"

"I do not want to do that. There is only room for one playful person in this marriage. It is strange," Selene noticed. She sat up to be free of being so close to Xavier. "I know it was coming but it is strange to think of you as my husband. It feels like normal."

Xavier laid on his side to get a better look at Selene. "Perhaps it is because we skipped steps."