Chapter 2057

Catching her reaction, Zachary leaned in until the warmth of his breath stirred a lock of her hair.

"Really?" he murmured, the single word carrying both teasing mischief and quiet

reassurance.

His brow arched with playful concern. "Then why is your face so red?"

Startled, Vivian sprang to her feet and turned her back before the darkness could betray the bloom spreading over her skin.

"It's probably too warm in here," she insisted, voice a notch too quick. "The heat's cranked up I'll lower it."

She padded over to the thermostat, fingers fumbling with the dial.

Zachary trailed after her, gentle concern dusting his tone. "Easy now-take it slow, there's no rush."

For reasons she could not name, Vivian's heart drummed hard and erratic against her ribs.

"Mm, I'm not in a hurry," she shot back, obstinacy trying-and failing to mask her fluster.

Zachary saw straight through the pretense, responding with nothing more than a quiet, knowing smile.

She set the temperature lower, turned, and declared, "All right—I'm

a room now, but the fragile truce involved separate beds

jacket, and burrowed


chose not to press further.

sleep refused to come. Vivian's restless turning scraped

voice drifted across

him to be awake as well. After a pause, she answered, "Yeah, kind

keep you company," he offered. "People say the middle months are easiest. Later

muted sigh. "Then

Comforting words did not come easily to him. He simply resolved to

conversation bloom between them beneath the faint glow

way, how's Stella Ross holding up these days?" Vivian asked, her tone casual but her eyes giving away

rested his

with a reluctant sigh. "My men just reported that she's in a pretty rough spot.

update in perfect stillness. The calm, almost indifferent way Zachary spoke

conclusively-that his heart hoolnet


the woman For reasons she could not name, the realization loosened a tight

embers. Before either of them realized, Vivian's eyelids fluttered shut and she slipped

waiting for her reply. When silence answered back, he turned and discovered her breathing slow and deep, lost to the

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