When Felix finally came to, it was already bright inside.
He woke up with a gasp, immediately sitting up. His first thought was naturally Vivi. His head snapped to the side, and he jumped out of bed, rushing to the crib…
And he exhaled with relief. Vivi was still there, tucked under a blanket, sleeping peacefully, with her thumb tucked in her mouth.
…If only the last night could have been nothing more but a nightmare.
But it wasn't. Even if Felix wanted to try to convince himself of that, he couldn't. Vivi might have been fine, and he was on the bed… The broken glass bottle had also been cleaned up… But the fated mate bond was pulling at him, letting him know that his fated mate was near. Very near. In the same house, in fact.
And that disgusting stench of anise pheromones was also there. Although Remi had covered it up with his own jasmine scent, a little bit of it still remained. Felix's sensitive nose could pick up on it easily.
