-Amber-
I woke up in the middle of the day with Ronan’s heavy arm draped around me. I smiled as he tightened his hold slightly. We were back in our bedroom.
“Did I wake you?” I asked, concerned.
Ronan turned me a little so I could see him, and he shook his head. “No, I felt fear from your part of the bond. It woke me.”
“So, I did wake you,” I teased, but he remained serious.
“Tell me what is wrong.”
I reached up and placed my hand on his cheek, stroking his warm skin and feeling the spikiness of his beard, which he liked to keep short. “I just... I just thought about how close I was to leaving and losing you.”
“But you didn’t,” he reminded me.
“I know, but it scared me to think about it.”
Ronan pulled me closer and turned us so I was resting my head on his chest, and he could stro
