Chapter 103

Rain battered against the window, but I found it soothing. After everything that had happened, being able to sit and listen to it was a welcome reprieve. The bed sank under Cillian’s weight as he got into the empty spot beside me. Instinctively, I snuggled into the nook of his arm and breathed in his scent as he curled his arm around me. I felt so safe, it felt as if the world had ended, and we were the only two remaining souls.

“What are you thinking about?” Cillian asked, brushing the hair away from my face.

I looked at him from under my lashes and shook my head. “Not a damn thing.”

“Well, mind if I don’t think, either? It’s been a long day. I just wanna relax with you.”

“Sounds like a plan,” I said as I lowered my ear to his chest and let the sound of his beating heart sync with the rhythm of mine. It was peaceful, and because it was so peaceful, I wondered how long it would last. It seemed that every time we were able to get an ounce of time alone, some sort of catastrophe was