Although the outside air was warm and breezy, making for a beautiful sunny day, Drake didn't feel as cheerful and bright as the morning atmosphere offered; his mind was wrecked.?

He couldn't stop thinking about how he'd made love to Sierra hours before, knowing that the bliss of their union could never be repeated. He hadn't stayed with her that morning, horrified that he had ruined her. He didn't know how to face her after she'd awaken.

No sooner than he'd left her ...