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

should get some sleep." Kylan mumbled, typing on his laptop

eyelids were already far heavier than they had been

the glow of the laptop screen reflecting off his glasses. "We're going to my dad's boat in the morning,

Kate. Go to sleep, Kylan responded, his CEO

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

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ay catch up.

jumping at the unmistakable sound of someone shouting. She blinked a few

the bed she was sleeping in, she could feel someone thrashing around next to her. Frowning, she reached over and fumbled for the

-No Please. Stop."

normally tidy hair was tousled, his eyebrows pulled together, and a sheen of

as he did. He looked miserable and almost like he was in some kind of pain, and she moved to sit on her knees as 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.

don't leave me." Kylan's voice was pleading, begging, dripping with the hurt

Why was he having a nightmare about

suddenly, she nearly lost her balance and fell backward off the bed entirely. She couldn't

physical contact when he was awake. Surely, if the invaded his

taking in his ragged breathing, and has continued thrashing. And then she saw a tear slide out of the corner of one of his pinched eyes, and that was enough

she shifted her body to sit next to him. Tentatively, she brought her shaking hand closer to his face, biting her inner check the entire time. Her own hear was racing, knowing she was about to

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Chapter 46

forehead, barely touching him at all. Then, she ran her fingers through his hair, peeling it all away from

complete astonishment, she watched as Kylan calmed beneath her fingertips, His breath was evening out, his eyebrows less furrowed, his closed eyes

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 more than she already had. She listened for any more