Mason kissed Ilona gently on her lips. "We should get some rest," he murmured, "We can travel back to the cavern tonight."
"Alright," Ilona nodded, and he saw the relief on her face.
Laying down with her, Mason pulled the blankets up over them and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her until her back was pressed to his chest. He kissed the back of her neck before whispering for her to get some sleep.
Overwhelmed and exhausted from their emotional day, it didn't take long for Ilona to fall asleep. For Mason, it wasn't so easy.
He was angry with himself. He couldn't believe he had never thought about the risk he was forcing on her every time he'd made love to her. How, at his age, had he never stopped to consider the fact he could end up getting her pregnant?
