Augustus" hand brushed her hair away from her face. She jumped at the unexpected touch. In the darkness, she hadn't even been aware that he'd moved his entire body closer to hers. Feeling him so close made her feel giddy and frightened all at the same time. Even contemplating returning to a semblance of their old relationship was a bad idea. She hoped that she hadn't given him the wrong idea. Despite the fact that her body was too tired from so recently being ill, she didn't want to open doors that had long ago been shut and bolted. Her heart couldn't take it again.