Chapter 10: Mason Jade

• As Onyx was stirred awake from his slumber, he felt warm, utterly warm. He slowly opened his eyes and was taken aback to find Ophelia snuggled in his arms even after sleeping under two different duvets. Her head was pressed against his chest, and one of her arms draped across his torso, her fingers were tightly gripping his shirt. She was peacefully sleeping in his arms, as the warmth and comfort she radiated were almost unbearable to him, causing his breath to hitch. Holding her in this manner felt horribly wrong, but somewhere deep down inside it felt just right! It was still dark outside, and he was sound asleep, so he wondered what had woken him up. When someone knocked on his door, he knew the reason why he was woken up.
• He carefully tried to untangle himself from Ophelia, but it looked like she was unwilling to let go of warmth as she clung herself to him. After a few tries, he finally untangled himself from her grasp and she voiced her disappointment with a loud groan. He chuckled and tucked her inside her duvet. And he went forward to open the door for the intruder who had woken him up at this hour. Onyx frowned as he opened the door to find one of his bodyguards standing there. He stepped out of the room, closing the door behind him.
• "What is it?" Onyx inquired. He wasn't surprised that they had tracked him down, but he was surprised that they had woken him up in the middle of the night. They would never have distributed him at this hour unless it was an emergency.