49A streak of warm sunlight woke me, slanting across my face from a gap in the curtains. I rolled away from it, but the damage was done; my brain snapped to full alertness.
When I sat up, my eyes flew straight to the nightstand. According to the digital clock, it was just past 8:30. After sitting for so long with Ghost, wide awake till at least four in the morning, I’d slept in much later than planned.
Speaking of Ghost, he wasn’t on the bed with me when I came around. Scanning the room, I saw no trace of him...and then I checked his favorite hiding place. Sliding off the bed, I got down on my hands and knees, lifted the edge of the spread, and dropped my head to floor level. When I looked under the bed, two bright green eyes stared back at me, unblinking.
“Hello, sweetie.” I cou
