Chapter 216: The World Could Wait

Savannah I went to bed frustrated, embarrassed, and honestly a little pissed. Frustrated and pissed because my very sensible fiancé apparently had too much on his mind to entertain my very insensible fantasies. And embarrassed because, annoyingly, Roman had been right. Last night wasn’t the time. Too much had happened. Too much had been revealed. Anyone with half a brain could see he had a storm turning in his head. I should’ve been mature about it. Wise. Understanding. But I wasn’t. Last night, I couldn’t be. I’d wanted him shamelessly and desperately. I’d wanted him all day and a selfish part of me didn’t care that my father might be a murderous vigilante with a deranged sidekick. It still stung that this was the second time Roman had turned me down. Both times for good reasons. But both times still hurting anyway. I drifted somewhere between awake and asleep, lying on my side of the bed and staring at the curtains swaying in the sea breeze. Everything outside was so still, so peacef