Ruby's POV
I woke up too warm.
Not just the heat from the fire still smoldering in the hearth or the heavy blanket tangled around my legs.
No,this warmth was body heat.
His.
Carter.
His arm was draped over my waist, his chest pressed to my back. Solid. Steady. Comforting in a way that made my heart clench.
His hand rested low, right over my stomach, right over
My breath froze.
The baby.
Last night came rushing back in a blur of skin and breath and things I swore I wouldn’t let myself feel again. His mouth on mine. The way his voice broke when he whispered my name. My hands in his hair. The way I’d melted under him like I’d been starving for years.
I had let it happen.
Hell, I’d wanted it.
And now?
Now I didn’t know how to breathe.
I lay still, my eyes locked on the cabin wa
