Contract Marriage with My CEO Boss

Chapter 46

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Katrina made Kylan's tea as best she could with what little the cafe actually had to offer during after-hours. They didn't have black tea, so the settled for chamomile in hopes that it would help him sleep

Once back in the suite, she walked into the bedroom and found Kylan typing away on his computer. The low lighting of the room, coupled with hum being shirtless and wearing his glasses.. It all made for a dangerously intoxicating sight to walk in on.

She cleared her throat, maneuvering to his side of the bed and holding the tea out for him. "They didn't have black tea." She apologized, stepping back, and taking off her jacket.

"Mmm." Kylan responded, taking a careful sip of the tea. "Chamomile?" he asked while she hung up her jacket in the closet.

She climbed onto the bed, pulling the duvet over her legs, and shuddering involuntarily against the coldness of the bedsheets. "Yeah, I thought it might help relax you," she admitted.

Kylan was watching her gri comfortable under the bedcovers. He set his cup of tea on his nightstand, closed his laptop, and then stood.

"What are you doing?" Katrina asked him, yawning as her eyes followed him as he walked around the bed.

He didn't answer her, slipping out into the main room of the suite for a moment. He returned a handful of seconds later, the throw from the living room couch positioned over his arm. Still not saying anything, he draped it over her body and then stepped back to his side of the bed.

She smiled, surprised by the kind gesture. "Thank you, Kylan." She yawned again, snuggling further into the bed and then turning on her side to

face him

some sleep." Kylan mumbled,

than

too, she breathed, staring at the profile of his face, the glow of the laptop screen reflecting off his glasses. "We're going

sleep, Kylan responded, his

her eyes, but even that action was exhausting right now. "Fine" she relented, staring at him for a

-0-0-0-

ay catch up.

the unmistakable sound of someone shouting. She blinked a few times while her

she could feel

-No Please. Stop."

rolled over and found Kylan tossing and turning, the duvet kicked half down his body. His normally tidy hair was tousled, his eyebrows pulled together, and a sheen of sweat reflected across his forehead,

she stared down at him. She knew he told her not to intervene. He didn't want her to get involved. But now! Seeing ham like this, so helpless and obviously struggling. It was nearly impossible

was pleading, begging, dripping with the

he having a nightmare about

and fell backward off the bed entirely. She couldn't

he was awake. Surely, if the invaded his personal space while he was asleep, it would only

face, taking in his ragged breathing, and has continued thrashing. And then she saw a tear slide out

next to him. Tentatively, she brought her shaking hand closer to his face, biting her inner check the entire time. Her

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she ran her fingers through his hair, peeling it all away from his sweaty forehead

breath was evening out, his eyebrows less furrowed, his closed eyes not as

took a deep breath in his sleep, and she felt herself smiling fondly at him. She continued to stroke his hair for a few minutes and then she laid back on her side of the bed, not wanting to encroach on his space any