Shadow Slave novel Chapter 2276

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Chapter 2276 Warm Awakening

Sunny woke up from the warm touch of sunshine on his bare chest. Sunlight was pouring through the curtains, the white fabric murmuring quietly as the gentle wind made it stream and flutter.

He remained motionless for a while, basking in the warmth and the softness of the bed. It was truly one of life's greatest joys, to wake up with a smile on his face. A few moments later, he turned his head and looked at Nephis, who was sleeping peacefully by his side. Her silver hair was scattered across the pillow, and her beautiful face was blissfully calm and endearingly vulnerable as she slept.

He enjoyed the view for a few minutes, not in a hurry to wake her up. Opening the Dream Gate for the Night Garden had taken a lot out of her yesterday. So, she deserved some rest. He would have loved to share the burden of yesterday's undertaking, but sadly, that was something only Nephis could have done. Both of them could accomplish unique feats while opening Dream Gates. Sunny, for example, was capable of opening seven of them instead of one. Meanwhile, Nephis could open a Dream Gate that allowed passage in both directions. Nightmare Gates led from the Dream Realm into the waking world, while Dream Gates led from the waking world into the Dream Realm. However, Nephis was a Dreamspawn — a being existing on the edge between nightmare and reality, and therefore belonging to both worlds — and perhaps because of that, her Dream Gate was special. That was why only she could have sent the Night Garden to Earth.

As Sunny wondered what would happen to her power when the two worlds completely fused, Nephis stirred and opened her striking grey eyes. Sunlight reflected in them, making her pupils spark. She turned her head sleepily and looked up at Sunny, then smiled. "...Were you staring at me again?"

He nodded shamelessly. "Absolutely. Why wouldn't I stare at the most beautiful woman in the world?"

Nephis lingered for a moment, then scoffed and pushed his face away. Sunny laughed, surrendering to her gentle push…

He did not fail to notice the slight blush appearing on her cheeks, though.

Rising from the bed, Nephis summoned a light tunic from a storm of radiant sparks and raised her hands above her head, stretching with a satisfied sigh. Sunny climbed out of bed, as well, manifesting simple clothes from the shadows. The uppermost chamber of the Ivory Tower was spacious and permeated with golden light, but where there was light, there were also shadows — so, he never had trouble summoning them to do his bidding. That said…

Sunny appreciated Neph's graceful figure for a few moments, then said in a pleasant tone: "I just had a brilliant idea. How about… we climb back into bed?"

He did not really need to say anything, really, because she could sense his desire.

Nephis looked at him scornfully over the shoulder.

"Unlike you, I only have one body."

Sunny tilted his head. What was that supposed to mean?

Was she… was she hinting that he had worn her down last night?

But she was capable of recovering from any strain in moments. Her single body was literally inexhaustible…

Had he exhausted the inexhaustible?

Sunny was suddenly torn between pride and disappointment. At that moment, Nephis frowned slightly and threw a pillow at him. "I meant that I can only be in one place at a time! I'm already late to a meeting with Effie… erase whatever lewd thoughts you're thinking from that dirty head of yours, scoundrel!"