Chapter Fifteen
Maggie rolled over in bed and blinked at the empty spot beside her. She smoothed her hand over the rumpled sheets and stretched as the bright morning sun filled Richard’s large master bedroom—their bedroom. A sense of peace filled her belly when she remembered last night. Richard had woken her once when he slid inside her, tender and gentle—a slow ride full of love. He kissed her long and deep and explored every inch of her. This time, a deeper connection had linked them together and opened a hole she had sealed long ago in her heart.
She wiped away the tear that slid down her cheek. Fear licked at the hope she had for something good and strong with Richard. Maggie had buried her pain behind a wall of nothingness for so long that she didn’t know whether she was strong eno
