I didn’t know when I’d fallen asleep, but I awoke when my bed began moving beneath me. I blinked my eyes open and was stunned to realize Hawk was still next to me, staring at the ceiling. “What’s wrong?”
He won’t tell me. I chided myself for even asking.
“I have to get up and get down there.” He sighed. Sounding like he wanted to do anything but that. He rolled his head to look at me. “So do you.”
His voice was quiet, and he reached up to tuck a waving blonde tress behind my ear. “Be careful today. And do well.”
“You keep saying that.”
“King Detry is watching you very closely. If he decides you’re not up to par…” He sat up and began searching for his pants.
“Then what?”
He gave me a quick look over his shoulder and resumed roving the floor.
“What, Hawk?” I asked a
