Chapter 71

• Shannon
• When I opened my eyes I saw Vernon's tired face right in front of me. It had been a while since I was able to wake up beside him. It was funny that it hadn't been that long since I slept beside him. But I got used to it so soon. When I was in captivity, every day I woke up alone. I couldn't say I felt lonely or empty without him by my side, but it felt weird, not to be able to wake up and see him.
• Seeing him sleeping deep like this made me feel oddly intimate. Yes, he had been inside me, we couldn't get any physically more intimate in this case. But it was not the same to spend the night together and wake up together. It was not my lifestyle, but I knew plenty of people would have no problem spending a night with a stranger they just met. But it took a lot of guts to wake up to the same person every day.