LIORA Tell you what, I did not close my eyes to sleep. Unlike Kade. Or maybe he just pretended to fall asleep. He was beside me, breathing slow, one arm over my waist in a cuddle, and I felt safe right there. But I wasn't comfortable. I could feel something beneath my skin, you know. Something that wouldn't stop miming. The house that Kade had bought was located in a place that wasn't close to the city so the only sound that I could hear were those of the night. No laughter close by, no siren heading to urgency. No human noises. It felt normal but it wasn't. Not after the incident with the glass and the envelope and the look Rashid gave to me. Men like that always had ulterior motives. They looked very important but deep down, they were cunning foxes. They usually had a facade, you c

