Scarlet was awake when he entered the room, but she pretended to be asleep because she was too afraid to see what reaction he would have to her being awake. Because Collin's weight moved the bed when he lay down next to her, she was concerned that he would discover that she was only pretending to be asleep.

She waited until he would leave the room, but he didn't. Instead, his fingers were tracing a line into her lips, and it took more of her self-control than she had to keep from opening her eyes and staring directly at him. However, why not? That was well within her capabilities! She...