Caris stretched in the bed and rolled over to face the window where the light was streaming. She and Malachi had fallen asleep cuddled up on the sofa the night before, not speaking another word following their conversation. He’d woken her up after midnight to tell her the fire was almost out, and she should go to bed.
She had made her way to the spare bedroom and had gotten changed into pyjamas and fitted herself with the earplugs Ryder had left in her bag with a note about drowning out the buzzing insects. It had taken her a long time to sleep once she’d climbed into the cool sheets, aware Malachi was sleeping only a few feet away in the bed they’d shared the night before.
As she removed the earplugs, she could hear Malachi on the phone in the living area and his tone was angry. She ma
