When Kit opened her eyes, it took her a moment to remember whose she should be looking into. Jate was staring at her, a twinkle in his hazel eyes, and she couldn’t help but smile. “Please tell me you haven’t been up all night.”

The sunlight streamed in through the window behind him, letting her know it was well-past time for the morning meal. “I slept. Some,” he said with a boyish shrug. “Watching you sleep was far more entertaining.”

Kit hoped that didn’t mean she’d done anything unbecoming while she was out. She decided he wouldn’t be smiling so broadly if she had. “Well, then, perhaps I should just...