Chapter 18

Syanna was brought back to the conscious world as her nap ended, and rolled to her side, but the bed was empty.

She fluttered her eyes open, indeed being met with the empty spot where Cole used to be. A frown pulled on her lips, and she sat against the headboard, wondering where he could’ve gone.

Did he go to find Genevieve, leaving her here alone in his bed?

She pulled her knees to her chest as her heart broke, and all the negative thoughts came rushing in. What if he only did this to get her mind off the issue at hand? Was that why he didn’t take it to the next level?

Syanna knew she wouldn’t have refused if he had tried to have sex with her, but he evidently didn’t want to.

But why?

She couldn’t understand the man. He was flirty and sweet one minute and a completely different person the next. And it’s not like Syanna didn’t understand his situation. She, of all people, knew the burden of having a past that you didn’t know of. Syanna could only imagine how it felt for Cole.

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