When Gabriella awoke, she shivered and burrowed down into the bed. Usually, Blaez was laying underneath her issuing oceans of warmth, but he wasn’t there this morning. Glancing at the clock, she saw it was six. Where was he so early? Way too soon to wake up! Actually, this was the time that the morning training started. He must be with the warriors. Closing her eyes, she tried to sleep some more, but his absence was like cuddling with a wet blanket. Groaning, Gabriella kicked the covers down from her body and sighed as she slid from the bed. Even with the fuzzy hospital socks, the chill of the floor bled through to her feet and she yelped as she hopped across the tiles to the bathroom.
After turning on the shower, she stood in front of the mirror as she waited for the water to h
