Chapter 46 Aria

• I was still coming to terms with what had just occurred. I mean, the Beta had fallen asleep by my side! Not just fallen asleep there, but seemed comfortable there! And, the more I consider this, the more I believe this was not accidental. I think he may have chosen to lie by my side. I felt him place his hand over mine... it felt oddly wrong, yet strangely right... I heard the contented sigh slipping from his lips as he slipped into slumber... it was a choice he had made, I am certain of it. The second most important man within the pack I was currently captive in had chosen to sleep by my side. And, the thing was, I did not seem to mind it.
• I should have hated it. I know I should, but for the strangest of reasons, I could not bring myself to. I had made a fuss, of course, I had. I felt I should, at least to his face, so he thought that I was worried about what others would think. So he believed I did not think it was right. So he was questioning if he had overstepped a mark, because in truth he likely had. But when it came down to it, and I had woken to his arms around me, I felt no anger. I had felt oddly content. Not to mention that it had to have been the best sleep I have had in the hospital since I woke up from my unconsciousness…
• But, the thought unsettled me. I couldn't lie. I found it all quite peculiar, I have to say. I mean, since when had he and I become so close that he felt comfortable enough to lay himself next to me on a bed? That in itself was strange. But the fact then that I had been quite okay with him doing so truly put me on edge. Something was changing, and I did not know why or how. And, as I tried to work it out, the scent of him still lingered on the bedsheets, and I found the scent almost addictive….