Rhys Pov
I knew he was awake the moment his hardened muscles moved under my hand, still pressed against the middle of his back. I jerked my hand away fast, startled. Fear raced through me, wondering what he’d heard, how much he’d heard, and then I realized he’s probably been awake the whole f*****g time. He was Sage, after all, always the astute Sage, by the rules, and I was stupid to think he was asleep just because he was curled in a ball with his hands pressed to his face. I should have known he wasn’t asleep, who f*****g sleeps with their hands rammed against their eyes? That was freaking uncomfortable. I could hear him shifting around as I pressed my hands against my eyes, feeling immensely embarrassed to be caught like this. Crying, I was f*****g crying, and all I could do was say t
