Theo stood at the hotel room window, watching the early morning traffic below while Cossy slept behind him.

He had been awake for over an hour, unable to sleep with her arm draped possessively across his chest. Every time he tried to move, she would tighten her grip and murmur something about him staying close.

The city was just beginning to wake up, and Theo envied every person walking freely on the sidewalks below. They could go wherever they wanted, be with whoever they chose, make ...