Chapter 359

That night, I didn’t have a single nightmare. In fact, I slept more deeply and soundly than I had in ages. When I woke the next morning to sunlight streaming through the windows, I immediately reached for my phone on the pillow next to me. It was cold to the touch and had completely run out of battery. I groaned, annoyed with myself for forgetting to charge it. I knew the battery had been on its last legs when we were talking. I plugged it in, and as it booted up, the screen showed our call had ended at four in the morning. Had Ashton really been awake until four? The thought sent a pang of guilt through me. I’d been so wrapped up in my own need for comfort that I hadn’t considered his rest. *** Three days later, evening was drawing in. I’d been waiting in the villa all day, my nerves stretched taut. Several times, I’d been certain I heard the sound of his car, only to rush outside and find the driveway empty. It was just my mind playing tricks on me, my longing for him conjuring sound