Chapter 49

• Arabella
• My body feels heavy and Maya and Aurora feel deep in slumber as I feel myself coming to, but even my eyes feel heavy when I try to open them. What was the last thing I remember? Think Ari…oh right, I was telling Ryker about what happened with Cassidy but even that is blurry. I take a couple of deep breaths and try to center my brain; I feel the softness of the pillow under my head and the weight of the blanket and I smell Ryker’s scent so I relax a little more and don’t rush my eyes to try and open.
• After I don’t know how long of just taking breaths and trying to let my subconscious not feel so groggy I slowly open my eyes and the room is dark with only a little bit of moonlight shining through. I look at the clock on the nightstand, it’s three in the morning, I take a small breath and turn myself over which takes a fair bit of effort and I see Ryker is fast asleep on his back. I stiffly move closer to him and the second that I nestle my head against his side and place my hand on his chest he stirs slightly and takes a deep breath.