Chapter 106 One Loyal Heart

• Until they lay side by side in the dim bedroom, his broad palm curved possessively around her waist and his breathing leveled into sleep, Amelia still could not decide whether the contract had just been renewed or not.
• She wrestled with the question for nearly the entire night. Only when fatigue blurred the edges of her thoughts did she finally drift off.
• Morning light crept through the curtains, and when Amelia reached across the sheets, the space beside her was cool and empty.