Ethan POV

I barely slept.

Too much adrenaline. Too much emotion coursing through my system to let me rest properly.

So I woke early. Before dawn. And I've been lying here watching Grace sleep ever since.

She looks peaceful. Beautiful. Her hair spread across my pillow. Her face soft and unguarded in a way she never allows when awake.

Mine. She's mine now. Truly mine.

The thought fills me with a happiness so intense it's almost ...