Aubrey reached up, her palms warm against Travis’s cheeks. She traced the sharp, rugged line of his jaw, her eyes searching his. The tension that usually lived in his face was beginning to melt, replaced by a dark, simmering heat that she knew all too well."I’m worried about you, Travis," she whispered, her voice trembling slightly. "There are too many people who want to harm you. I can feel the weight of it in the way you hold your shoulders."Travis leaned into her touch, closing his eyes. Here, in the sanctuary of their room, he could finally set his armor aside."They won't succeed, Aubrey," he said, his voice dropping to a gravelly, intimate register. "I have too much to live for. I have you. I have our child. I won't let anyone take this from me."He leaned down, his lips meeting hers in a kiss that was deep and hungry. Aubrey responded instantly, her fingers winding into the hair at the nape of his neck, pulling him down until there was no space left between them. The kiss gre
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