It was the first time I saw his eyes look so concerned. There was a deep crease in his brows, and he didn’t bother to hide the relief that flooded them when I opened my eyes.
It was that look that made loving warmth and pure guilt fill my heart.
“You’re awake,” Mordecai murmured.
“You’re here,” I murmured back. He was right by my side, sitting on my bed again. If Wendy was telling the truth, then he must have liked me more than I had been led on to believe.
Picking myself off my bed, a wave of nausea overtook me. I also noticed we were the only ones in my room. I glanced at him, recalling my dream with more shame in my heart.
I couldn’t be a mother. I wasn’t fit to be one. If he knew I didn’t want to be one, would his feelings change?