Chapter Ninety

I lay at the very edge of the bed, and if Thane noticed that I had still been awake, he said nothing.

I didn't know how I was going to help my mother, and it was killing me; my brain was completely blank and it was frustrating. I rolled over, feeling very restless; it didn't even help that I shared the same bed with Thane.

I rose from the bed, taking my pillow along. As silently as I could, I tiptoed to the cushion and laid on it. I needed space; I needed to be away from ‘him’ even for a while.

“Riley, please don’t punish yourself; return back to the bed.” Thane’s voice startled me.

“No, I am fine here.”

“You are not; I’ll sleep elsewhere if that is what you want.”

“My mother is being held captive; the place I’m going to sleep is the least of my worries right now,” I snapped before settling on the couch.

I wouldn’t let myself have even a glimpse of sleep; I didn’t deserve it.

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Morning came too fast, and I had come up with nothing but more desperate ideas. I was going to do every si