Chapter 65

I wake up in bed with Arrick wrapped around me, still fully dressed, on top of the sheets, and holding me tight, with his face against my cheek. He still has his shoes on, and his suitcase is propped against the bedroom door with his jacket laid over the top. He’s asleep, and I can tell by his messy appearance that he crawled in with me as soon as he walked in the door.

I fell asleep and didn’t wake, so it’s like I only spoke to him minutes ago, when in reality, I have lost whole days already. The painkillers the doctor gave me must have knocked me out cold, not even to wake up when he got on the bed. I have no clue how long it’s been since he left here. I watch his slow even breaths, oblivious to my being awake, afraid to move for a moment.

He must have got here in the early hours, and even though it feels good to wake up in his arms, I get an instant searing of pain when I look at his innocent, vulnerable face. Peacefully out cold and devoid of all expression. He seems