Elle’s Point of view

I stepped out of the bathroom wearing just a robe and damp hair because I saw him resting against the headboard, clutching a book. When I noticed the word "Nerus" on the front of the book, he merely had a serious expression on his face. I stared at him with a grimace on my face, and it seemed that he hadn't seen me yet. He was preoccupied from the time I walked into the bathroom. He hasn't started noticing me till now, despite the fact that I came back now.

I kicked my foot on the floor like a child so that he might divert his...