Cassian woke to something slightly wet brushing against his cheek. At first it felt ticklish… then a little irritating.
He cracked his eyes open and immediately understood why.
A small feline was licking his face like it owned him.
He let out a faint smile. "Morning, Hope…" he muttered, his voice still rough with sleep, as he grabbed her and pulled her closer, pressing a kiss back against her.
She didn't like that.
A sharp, protesting meow escaped her as she struggled in his grip, but Cassian ignored it, continuing anyway until she grew fully annoyed and slipped free, jumping out of his hands and landing away from him, letting out a few angry meows in protest.
Cassian chuckled lightly before looking around the room.
Last night… after Ravees had reached her peak—and he had finished inside her—the mood had turned awkward fast. The moment she came back to her senses, she had kicked him out without a second thought.
So he ended up sleeping in Lucy's room again.
