title: A Thread in the Tangle (Legends of Fyrsta) (Volume 1)
author:  Sabrina Flynn 
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  Tangle of Need
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 58
  
  AFTER A NIGHT spent curled around the woman who had healed something broken in
  him, then held him as the wound tore open again, Riaz woke with his world back
  in focus. “Good morning,” he said, brushing aside the inky strands of hair
  that clung to Adria’s cheek.
  
  “Morning.” A faint smile, the caution hidden but present.
  
  He felt like he’d been punched all over again, but he told himself to be
  patient. His not-so-tough soldier had had a shock, too. Leaning down, he
  nibbled at her lower lip in a playful kiss, one hand splayed over her rib
  cage, his other arm braced above her head.
  
  She ran her own hand up his chest and around to his nape, petting him with the
  same affectionate laziness, her smile growing deeper. “This is a nice way to
  wake up.”
  
  “Yes, it is.” He went to say something else, but the comm beeped, Riley
  summoning him to an urgent lieutenant meeting.
  
  He didn’t want to go, wanted to love Adria sweet and slow, show her who she
  was 