Chapter Seven
There was blessed silence when the door closed behind her. She was tempted to lean against it, but Rhys watched her with a gaze that saw all too much. What she really wanted was to fall into the embrace of his arms, to seek solace there, even if it was just for a moment. She didn’t know why. Only knew he would provide comfort such as she’d never known before. But she couldn’t. She knew that. The next best thing was the silence of her room.
She’d only known him for a day and a night. Twenty-four hours that had the impact of a year. Such a small amount of time to have feelings so strongly. She could almost forget her private oath of not getting involved with any man. Not if she was going to learn from her mother’s mistakes. But Rhys was different. On so many levels.
It was t
