AUTHOR'S POV
Sydney and Gabriel landed in Arizona before midnight. They hailed a taxi to the Morgans. Thirty minutes later, Sydney stood by the front door of the home she'd spent her treacherous childhood in with a man who wasn't her husband by her side. Her stomach was suddenly grumbling. She hoped Caleb was miles away from Arizona on a business trip.
Releasing a breath, she turned to Gabriel and looked at him with grateful eyes. "You've done enough for me, Gabriel."
"I could do more," he replied.
She stretched out a hand to silence him. "It's been a long day. You need to rest." She reached into her purse. "I'll pay for you to sleep in a hotel tonight."
He watched her as she searched her purse. He understood she didn't like being helped or assisted with something, but he knew that wa
