She padded back to her room, switching off lights as she went. She slipped out of her robe and crawled under the sheets with a sigh. Exhaustion won out and she slipped into sleep with no resistance. She didn’t even dream; her brain was too depleted from the flow of words that had erupted from her. She relaxed into the mattress and let herself slip away into the abyss.

me,” Mason said sliding into their regular booth at the bar.

“Congratulations,” Declan intoned. “What ...