Charlotte’s POV
Warmth was pressed against my back, solid and steady and so familiar.
For a disoriented, half-asleep moment, I thought I was still dreaming. I had to be. Because the last time this had happened had been so long ago I could barely even cling to the memory anymore, and Kieran had made it so clear that it would never happen again…
But then I felt movement behind me, and I opened my eyes.
I looked down to find Kieran’s arm draped across my waist. His fingers were splayed gently across my low belly. Behind me, his chest was pressed against my back. I could feel it rising and falling as he inhaled and exhaled. Could feel the warm spray of his breath across my neck, just enough to make me shiver.
He had stayed. And somehow, he had fallen asleep beside me, and
