Deirdre thought of Kyran. Those moments used to be so sweet…

And now she felt an equal amount of dejection.

She nodded as she pushed back against the tide of emotions. “If you don’t mind, fine.”

Deirdre fell asleep shortly after that. Imagine her surprise when she found herself still cuddling with him—she had used Brendan’s arm as her pillow since last night, and she had not changed her position at all.

Reeling from her shock, she quickly sat up.

Brendan massaged his numbing arm. “Oh, yo