Scarlett POV
Being asleep didn’t mean I was completely unaware of my surroundings.
I wasn’t sleeping deeply enough to be oblivious to everything around me.
After a while, I sensed someone watching me.
My eyes opened before I could stop them.
And the moment I saw him, I was startled.
A tall, broad-shouldered man was standing beside my bed!
My eyes widened.
“Jaxen Hale! Why the hell are you standing here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping? Are you insane? You nearly scared me to death!”
He’d done things like this before, but that didn’t mean I’d ever get used to it.
“I was worried you’d had too much to drink and might get hurt if nobody was here to look after you.”
“Are you hoping something bad will happen to me?”
“Of course not.”
He started towards the do
