Chapter 145: Chapter One Hundred Forty Five

Katie woke up to the soft strokes from her mate rubbing circles in her back… 'Wait, wasn't I in a bathtub when I fell asleep?' she thought before blushing red, 'Not again… That was supposed to end with the times I was injured…' she mentally groaned… "Someone is finally up," his morning voice reached her ears.

Katie looked up at the royal. He cradled her in his arms as though she was a baby. "And I was supposed to be in a bathtub and yet I'm…"

"Alive and well… What were you doing in the bathtub anyway?" the male asked.

"Bathing… Is there anything else people do in bathtubs?" Cole thought through this phrase and decided against the answer he wanted to give.

"Let me rephrase my question. What woke you up in the middle of the night only to sleep in the bathtub?" he narrowed his eyes at her.

"Were you worried…"