Soren POV

As soon as Ayla agreed to spend the night with me, I sent a message to Victor, telling him to stay away until dawn, and that's what my friend did.

The night with Ayla was wonderful, I couldn't have asked for anything better, the way she gave herself to me, how we communicated... Everything fell into place perfectly, and in the end, we fell asleep in each other's arms.

When I woke up I felt Ayla's body was very cold. At the same time as she was shivering, unconsciously I covered her and I was also practically on top of her, trying to warm her with my own...