Chapter 44
Motherly Love
Sophia stirred and waited a moment, enjoying the final seconds as sleep drifted out of reach. Opening her eyes, she saw carpet and wondered why she’d slept on the floor. She flexed her left arm and panicked, unable to move. An icy sensation seeped through the back of her head and chilled her spine.
“Hold still.” Dane’s voice held a fearful edge and Sophia saw his hand come within range as he knelt beside her. The sound of Edgar’s sobbing filled the room like background music. Sophia tried to sit up, finding her left arm trapped alongside her body and her right arm bent at the elbow, cradling her cheek. “I put you in the recovery position with an ice pack on your head,” Dane said, his voice calmer. His face appeared next to hers and she fought tiredness to give h
