Chapter 104.
Fredrick stared down at Becca as she slept peacefully in his arms. He had hardly closed his eyes all night, but he knew that she needed him to at least attempt to get some sleep, the pleading in her eyes when she asked him to go to bed pierced his heart sharper than any silver dagger could manage. He hated himself for shutting his feisty princess out, which just piled more guilt onto him, but for some reason, he just couldn’t bring himself to open up. It was crazy to think that his mate, after everything she had endured, would not understand. He knew, beyond any shadow of a doubt, that she would, but at the same time, he just wanted to throw himself into work, and he knew he was using it to avoid dealing with his emotions head-on.
Part of him felt angry, that Becca had gone
