Chapter 27
Aidan woke early, very early, an unbreakable habit from his years in the military. He rolled his head to the side. The stars Becca liked were barely visible in the wispy light of dawn. The sun wasn’t above the horizon yet, but it was making its presence known with streaks of soft light reaching into the sky behind the dark mountains. The moon was just a sliver falling behind the mountains. He shifted his legs carefully and looked down at Becca. Her face was relaxed in sleep, her lashes dark against her cheeks. Her hair lay in a rumple on the pillow around her face. She slept on her back, propped up as she was by the pillows. The hand closest to him rested on his hip. He savored the small point of contact. He’d woken several times during the night to check on her. Each time, she
