NIRELLE

I wake up entangled in the sheets with Lucien; I freeze for a moment because this was not how we went to bed. We had awkwardly lain down next to each other but made sure we left enough space between us. I did not move when I slept, but now looking around, I could tell that I was the one who moved to reach him. I groaned as I picked his hand from my body, ready to flee when his grip tightened around me.

'HE IS AWAKE!' my mind screamed. I looked down at him ever so gently, and he looked ...