NIRELLE

I don't know why I get up from the bed and walk to the closet. I see him standing there, his back to me and his body tensed. He seemed to notice my entrance because of the way he turned to me, his eyes still wide in surprise.

I had been awakened by the sound of his voice, and when I looked up, what I saw was definitely not what I had imagined to see. The sight before me was ethereal, and I almost thought I had been transported into some kind of dream at first. His entire chest glistened under the dim light of the room; it literally...