[Lilia]

The next morning, I found that I was all by myself in Kael's bed. I ran my palm over the edge of the sheet where he was sleeping and saw that it was already quite chilly. He had been gone for a while now. That is for sure. The bright sunlight beaming through the curtain gaps blinded me for a second before I pushed myself up, keeping the blankets to cover up my nakedness.

Just at the same time, the door swings open, and Aya comes in, pushing a table cart containing my breakfast. My ...