Brian opened his eyes as the first rays of sunlight shone through the gap in the drapes. The golden, early morning light turned Cassie’s hair to spun gold and he felt like the luckiest man on earth. She was perfect.

In the months that had followed their reunion, they had fallen into an easy routine - not boring, mind you, because things with Cassie could never be boring - but easy, like they were meant to be like they’d done it before. He’d never known a relationship to be so immediately compatible. That didn’t mean that there hadn’t been some knockdown, drag-out fights, just that they had both been able...