Chapter 11

Elise awoke with a start, blinking in confusion at the sunlight that bathed her bed. How could that be? Her bedroom window was... Oh. She wasn’t in her old bedroom. This was Kane’s room. Well, technically it was her bedroom too, but it would take a while before she felt any ownership of the space.

Surprisingly, she’d slept quite well in her new bed. Rolling onto her back, she stretched her arms and legs until they were fully extended, before releasing them and sinking back down in pleasant relaxation. Turning her head to the side, she noted that the other half of the bed was completely undisturbed.

Kane hadn’t slept with her last night. Had he come home late and bedded down somewhere else so he wouldn’t disturb her, or had he not come home at all? Possibly he and the other men were still out searching for the missing man. If that was the case, then something was seriously wrong.

Getting out of bed, she tried to recall where she’d placed her clothing the previous da