Dargan’s POV I woke early as always. Despite spending weeks at the bottom of a prison cell, I guess my biological clock was still fine and kicking. Gaia was sleeping peacefully next to me and seeing her there felt perfect. Like it was meant to be… But the second I turned over and realized that the space next to me was empty, a lonely longing settled into the pit of my stomach. I couldn’t explain it but it felt like there was a part of me missing. Or a part of something missing. Something important… Shaking off the emotion, I got up and took a shower. I realized that Ashley ran through my mind more than just once and while I couldn’t explain why I was looking forward to seeing her today. Later…! After I took care of Gaia… With the intention to go downstairs and make us some breakfas

