Chapter 63

Ariel

The sound of the door being slammed noisely jolted me from my fitful sleep. Using the dark room as a cover, my eyes remained shut until his footsteps faded into the bathroom.

The next thing that followed was the sound of the shower running. I should have been there with him right now, playing water games with him and asking him how his day went, but talking to him was quite impossible after everything that happened.

A few moments later, he was done using the bathroom and as he drew nearer to the bed, my heart thudded faster against my chest.

He had been away for two...