Chapter 63

Knowing he probably shouldn’t, Cedric eased the door open and shoved his way through, his heart thumping against his rib cage. He closed the door behind him and looked around the huge room, then he heard a muffled snore from the vicinity of the bed. Only then did he notice the slight lump resting beneath a mountain of fluffy blankets. Relief hit him so deep and swift his knees nearly buckled. For some fucked up reason, he'd been picturing her sprawled on the floor bleeding to death, and in reality she was only still sleeping.

He raked his hair back and shook his head. He had to get a grip. She was safe. The baby was safe. He considered waking her to see if she wanted something to eat, but decided against it. Though he hated the idea of her missing breakfast as she hadn't eaten much yesterday, she obviously needed her sleep just as badly.

He walked over to make sure she was comfortable. Though his good sense told him to leave before she woke up and saw him there, he felt