Her business partners need to be punished for their cruelty.
She places the empty glass on the nightstand table.
“You should try to fall back asleep.”
She nods, but she remains seated in bed.
My eyes swing to the armchair and ottoman located in the corner of the room, near the window, before returning my attention to her.
“I’ll stay with you until you fall asleep.”
“I’m sure you have better things to do then babysit a grown woman.”
I frown. “I wouldn’t have offered if I didn’t mean it.”
She responds with a shy smile. “Thank you for doing that. You’re the best roommate a girl could ask for.”
Given her past roommates, that’s a low bar.
“Let me make sure the doors are locked. I’ll be right back.”
“I’ll be here when you get back.” She lets out a little laugh that does nothing to brighten her eyes.
I’m back in the guest room in no time. “Do you want me to leave a light on?”
She shakes her head. “That wouldn’t be fair to you.”
“Don’t worry about me.”
“You can turn the lights off.”
I do.
I make my way to the armchair, grab the blanket and unfold it, kick off my slippers, and lift my legs onto the ottoman. I shift a few times to find a comfortable position before covering my body with the blanket.
When I glance up, Harley is staring at me in the night.
“Go to sleep, Goldilocks.”
Chapter 14
My awful secrets can’t come out
Harley
Ijerk awake from a bad dream.
With my heart beating out of my chest, I sit up in bed, my t-shirt clinging to my sweaty body. It takes me a second to remember I’m no longer in my basement dungeon. I now live with one of hockey’s biggest legends.
My eyes land on the clock resting on the nightstand.
Six a.m.
The blackout blinds do a bang-up job at blocking the light.
My gaze lands on the large form covered under a black and white Hermes blanket, mortification slamming through me.
Did he spend the whole night in the guestroom watching over me?
