Charlotte’s POV
Nora’s soft x qbreathing was a pleasant whisper in my ear when Kieran quietly rose from the bed. The little girl didn’t even stir as his weight lifted off the mattress. She just continued to slumber on, looking like a perfect angel.
With a last, lingering glance at the little girl who had captured my heart in a single day, I got up as well. Kieran opened the door, waving me through courteously.
He pulled the door shut behind us softly, then looked at me in the low, warm light of the hallway.
“Thank you for your assistance today,” he said, nodding down at me before turning and heading towards his room. I watched him go for a second, then returned to my own chambers with my cheeks flushed pink.
I patted my face with the back of my hands and was grateful I didn’t enco
