That night, Lani struggled to sleep until the morning's early hours.

It left her with a pounding headache when she woke up. Frustrated, she kicked Kane beside her.

While Kane could have slept longer, Lani had to rise at six in the morning, leaving her exhausted. Kane, jolted awake by her kick, held Lani close.

"Nightmare?" he murmured.

"It's okay. I'm here."

As he spoke, he instinctively rubbed Lani's back to comfort her. His warmth dissolved her anger, and Lani pouted, allowing Kane's ...