I left Amaya in the garden room after she fell asleep on the sofa, exhausted by the tension she could sense but couldn't name.
Looking at her sleep peacefully, I was filled with dread at the thought of Roman getting his hands on her.
Of course I was just as bad a man as he was but nobody could say I didn’t truly care for the girl.
Once I was certain she would not be getting up anytime soon, I quietly got up, covered her with a cashmere blanket and stood there for a moment.
How was I to protect her from this dangerous world?
How had this woman stumbled into my life and changed everything so quickly?
Why was I so sure that I would burn the world to keep her right by my side?
Finally ready to leave her to rest, I walked back to the study, where Regina and Nathaniel were waiting.
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