SLOANE
A lot was going on when I woke up.
The first thing that hit me was the news. Garrett wanted to meet me in court today or he was going to storm into Ashwood with officials to disrupt everything we had built here. I sat on the edge of the bed in my oversized sleep shirt and let that sink into my chest slowly, the dread of it spreading like cold water. Kade was already dressed and pacing the hall when I stepped out, dark jeans, black jacket, jaw set, eyes sharp and completely ready for war. I was not. I was not even close to ready. My hands wouldn't stop trembling when I tried to fix my hair in the mirror and I kept having to stop and breathe through my nose and remind myself why I was doing this. Then Cade appeared in the bedroom doorway in his little dinosaur pyjamas, staring up at
