Chapter 11

LUNETH The next morning I lie in bed. As I realise where I am, my memories return to me suddenly, and I know that somehow I had managed to change fate to be on my side, and that had changed a lot of things about the present, but then things had to change for me to live this time around. I sit in bed and realise that the space beside me where Drexon had lain last night is empty. I try not to think about it, but I can only wonder where he had left and why he left so early. I clear my throat as the memories of last night flood me again. I had been the one to ask about intimacy, but then I was still the one who refused to bring it up again. I saw the way his eyes danced, waiting for me to say something about it, but us being behind closed doors just made everything complicated, and I wanted somehow to untangle how I felt. I just needed time. "Do you want to sleep on the couch?" Drexon had asked; it seemed his question was a way to remind me of the conversation from the plane without saying