Bound By A Forbidden Night
The sheer magnitude of the day, including Kayden's proposal, the revelation of the Smiths' absolute power, and the sudden, shocking eradication of her deepest financial trauma, finally broke through her reserves.
Exhaustion settled into her bones. She suddenly felt tired.
Celine leaned her head back against the plush pillows, intending to just close her eyes for five minutes to process the news. Within seconds, her breathing slowed and she drifted into a deep, dreamless sleep.
For the first time in ten long years, since the night her parents died, she had a full, undisturbed night of rest ahead of her.
Meanwhile, in a private security operations room on the lower levels of the same residenti