Chapter 168

~Vaughn~

For someone whose job requires a lot of time on the road, this was probably the first time I was leaving with a heavy heart.

I spent almost half an hour just standing over Frey’s peaceful sleeping figure in our bed, my heart gaining cracks as seconds ticked by. I watched the slow rise and fall of her chest as she breathed, the strands of her soft brown hair splayed over the white pillow.