“Darien,” she croaked. He loved the way she said his name, as if it was a light she walked toward through darkness. “What is it, sweetheart?” “Will you stay with me tonight?” Her eyes were fully closed now, her body limp. She had asked him that question nearly ten times since he’d brought her home from the club; it was why they were currently in his suite instead of hers. “I’ll stay with you, Loren,”
