Chapter 129

Scarlett The first thing I realized when I woke up was the silence. It was too silent. Also, I didn’t notice the presence of Lucien, who usually would wrap his arms around me as if he were a living octopus. This time, I was free from his clinginess. A low groan escaped from my lips as I dragged my hand to my temple, massaging it in a circular motion. My head was throbbing a little which was, as usual, the result of the evening before, not totally sober, and of small, heated atmosphere last night that… I don’t want to talk to about. I blinked my eyes opened and wasn’t surprised that the bed beside me is empty, after all, I had already noticed there’s no presence of Lucien. I looked up at the sheets which had already been changed, clean linen rather than the mess of tangles and sweat that Lucien and I had abandoned behind us. My cheeks heated instantly. After all, he is the only one who would do this after our deed since he still got a lot of stamina to move while I’m already lying on th