#Chapter 29 Breakfast Date

Anila POV It was so sudden, and out of the blue that Xaden had to blink a few times to even process what I said. Then his brows furrowed, and that desire that was soaking his features evaporated in guarded skepticism. My chest tightened at the look, and it confirmed that what I had seen last night was… not normal. Not even by abnormal standards. “What?” Even his voice was taut. “When I got back to my dorm this morning, I took a shower. After my shower I got back into my room and looked in the mirror… my eyes were glowing purple. It only lasted a second. When I blinked, they were back to normal. I thought maybe I was losing my mind. Maybe I am… I don’t really know.” My mouth was moving without my registering of what was coming out of it. Maybe that’s because I was desperate to have some sort of understanding. About me, about this world, and about what it all means. “That’s… impossible.” His arms dropped to his sides, the elevator stuttered to a stop and the doors opened with a so