Emily awoke and found that Declan hadn’t moved at all during the night. She was still holding his hand and clutching it to her chest and found that she seemed to be more rested than usual. She disengaged her fingers from his slowly so as not to disturb him.
“How did you sleep?” Declan asked quietly as she was starting to get up.
“How long have you been awake?” she asked quietly. “I slept better than I thought I would.” She had rolled over to face him. He was shorter than she liked and thinner than she preferred, but he was, in her opinion, handsome. She knew he probably wouldn’t have any trouble finding a permanent mate amongst the other females, but the thought of that possibility made her a little jealous and she wondered at that.
“Not long. I probably woke up just before you did,” De
