Chapter 55 In The Distance Between Them

• Darren groaned softly, the sound low in his throat, rubbing a hand over his face and feeling dragged from the edge of a fragile sleep, sleep he rarely gets.
• Morning light seeped through the half-drawn curtains, slicing the room into stripes of gold and shadow. For a moment, he lay still, wishing the world would let him stay lost in the dream where Nina’s voice had called his name.
• Another knock, lighter this time. “Breakfast, sir.”