C114 Allison’s POV—Kissed into Submission.

The silence of my deep slumber was bliss—until the sound of someone shattered it.

I stirred, shifting against the soft sheets, my body still warm from the cocoon of sleep. I had waited. Waited like a fool, curled up on the bed, staring at the clock as midnight approached. Envisioning us together, whispering “Happy New Year” in the dim glow of our room, my lips tasting the brandy on his breath