Syn hid his smirk and did as he was told. He could feel her standing there staring down at him in indecision. “You promised I would not be taking a nap alone,” he reminded her. Angelica bit her bottom lip wondering how safe this was. She decided it didn’t matter if it was safe or not because she’d promised… she climbed in, being careful to stay on her side of the bed. Just for sanity’s sake, she rolled over to face away from him. As soon as she was settled Angelica felt his arm go around her. Syn pulled her back against him and sighed, “Thank you.” Angelica didn’t try to pull away from him. After the horror of seeing all of those children slaughtered, maybe she needed the comfort of being held, too. She was curious about one thing though. “What was it you whispered in their ear as you

