Chapter 7

I groaned and closed my eyes tighter to block the light; I tried to use my arm as a shield, but I couldn’t. There was something heavy preventing me from moving.

I groaned again, annoyed, but then I felt the little movement of a warm body next to me. Opening my eyes slowly, I looked down at that warm body. It was her, Ariel.

She was sleeping peacefully snuggled at my side. Half of her body was above mine, her right arm around my torso, her right leg between my ...