Chapter Forty-Four
Warm rays of sunlight awoke Searon as they peered through the shades of the open window. Searon rolled lazily, not quite wanting to get up, and his hand came across something softer than silk. His eyes sprang open, cautious as he glanced to his side, and he was shocked to discover Anaela lying cuddled next to him in nothing but her green nightgown. He gulped as he tried to recall events from the night before, but to the best of his knowledge, he went to bed alone. The night before he had taken the floor and made sure she lay secure in the bed, as was the gentlemanly custom, at least for him, but last night she hadn’t been ready to sleep yet, and his mind grew tired. She insisted he take the bed. She claimed her thoughts had strayed, and she wanted some fresh air from th
