Angelo woke up deliciously sore, held tightly, and still stuffed full. He stared at Nikolai's sleeping face, his gaze soft. The expression fell away when Nikolai opened his eyes, a cold light replacing the previous warmth.
He tried to pry the Alpha's arm off his waist. "Get off," he grumbled without heat.
Nikolai shamelessly scattered kisses all over his face until Angelo was batting him away like a pest. The Alpha's knot had long gone down, but he hadn't pulled out. It sent angry heat crawling up Angelo's chest and neck.
Angelo knew he couldn't escape his mate, so he said nothing when Nikolai picked him up to take a bath together. He sat in the warm water between Nikolai's legs, curled up drowsily as the scented water lapped at his skin, steam rising around them.
"I'll drive you to Davian's," Nikolai offered, burying his face in the curve of his mate's neck.
