Chapter 26
Harper woke to the smell of coffee and something buttery that made her stomach growl before she had even opened her eyes.
She blinked slowly, disoriented by the sunlight streaming through unfamiliar windows, before remembering where she was. Sebastian's room. Sebastian's bed. Where she had fallen back asleep after the nightmare, wrapped in his arms, after telling him she was falling in love with him.
Oh God. She had said that out loud.
Harper sat up quickly, her heart racing, and found herself alone in the massive bed. The space beside her was empty but still warm, the pillow indented where Sebastian's head had been. For a moment, panic flared. Had he left? Was he regretting everything? Had she scared him off with her confession?
Then the door opened and Sebastian walked in
