Alden finally woke up from his sleep. He saw Aira still beside him, that girl asleep right next to him.
She was sitting on the floor with her head resting on the sofa. Alden immediately felt guilty for telling her to wait.
He realized that his hand was still holding hers. He tried to release it slowly, surprised slightly by the sound of Aira’s breathing.
That girl didn’t seem affected by his small movement. Alden tried to stand up to give her some space.
He thought hard about what to do next. Moving her might disturb her sleep.
Leaving her like that would make her uncomfortable. Alden thought for so long that he didn’t realize his hand had softly touched Aira’s cheek.
He brushed aside a bit of her hair and saw her very fair skin. Alden rarely observed Aira this closely.
He realized
