"Do you... have to go now?" Belle whispered, her eyes opening wider. She was so used to sharing a room and a bed with him that the thought of sleeping alone unsettled her. What if she fell into the land of the dead or into the life of that Isabelle, who would wake her up then?
Rohan noticed her unwillingness to sleep alone and touched his hand to her face. "I won't go now, but eventually, I have to. We can't let the guards see me leaving through the window." As much as he wanted to spend the entire night with her, he had to return the baby while he was still sleeping, after he was done feeding.
Angel had the habit of waking by dawn and then refusing to sleep again. Before that time came, Rohan would have to make sure the child woke in Lady Evenly's arms or else he wouldn't want to be carried away from Belle and end up crying, which would no doubt draw the attention of the Dawsons.
