Chapter 155

Gideon's POV

It was 3:27 in the morning. I knew the exact time because I'd checked the clock on the nightstand at least fifteen times in the past hour. The room was wrapped in darkness, only a sliver of moonlight slipping through the half-open curtains, casting shifting shadows on the walls.

Tessa was lying beside me, her back turned, but from her uneven breathing, I knew she wasn't asleep either.