I thought I would get no sleep with Brennan holding me against him. My heart had leaped when he pulled me closer and draped an arm over my waist. For a second, I thought it was going to be more than that, but it was nice just to be held like that. I’d never had anyone do that for me before, and I had fallen asleep in moments.
I woke up feeling rested for the first time I could remember, but the pellet was cold beside me, and I looked over to see Brennan was gone. Disappointment seeped through me, but I forced myself to get up and not think about it. Not wallow. Not think about the herb he had given me to make sure I didn’t get with child.
My eyes closed, and I stopped grabbing the clothes I was going to wear that day. My mind went back to when he had told me he didn’t want children. My h
