He would have asked her immediately if she had not been sleeping so peacefully. With a soft sigh, he knew he could only wait until she woke again.
Ivan would not normally have cared about such matters, but anything connected to someone trying to separate him from his Eve deeply unsettled him, especially knowing that such measures had been taken so early to keep them apart. Something within him told him it was crucial and that he should not dismiss it lightly.
With that thought, he drew in a slow, calming breath just as Eve unconsciously snuggled closer to him. His lips curved faintly at her instinctive movement. Leaning down, he pressed a soft kiss to her forehead before closing his eyes and surrendering once more to a deep, restful slumber.
While the two star-crossed lovers embraced each other in peaceful slumber, the same could not be said for the potential pair who found themselves trapped together in a room back at Dracoria Palace.
