SILAS’S POVImogen finally fell asleep sometime after midnight, still curled against me on the couch with her face pressed against my chest and one of her hands holding my shirt.I stayed there for a while, running my hand slowly over her back until her breathing became steady. She had cried herself to sleep after telling me everything about Rossi, and even after she stopped crying, she had refused to move away from me.When her fingers finally loosened around my shirt, I slipped one arm beneath her knees and the other around her back before lifting her from the couch.She stirred against me as I carried her into the bedroom.“Silas…” she murmured, her hand tightening weakly against my shirt.“I am here,” I whispered.Her head settled against my chest again.I lowered her onto the bed carefully and pulled the duvet over her. She moved toward my side almost immediately, reaching across the empty space without opening her eyes.I watched her for another second before picking up my phone
Read more