The sun had yet to shine, and everything was still bathed in darkness and moonlight. As usual, I went to bed early to avoid Sebastian. I'm planning on following Mia's advice, but just not today. I had a different person in mind to talk to. I flipped the covers off me and carefully disentangled my body from Malik's embrace. It's only been a few nights since we decided to sleep next to each other. I found it soothing to have someone beside me, and so did he. Malik mumbled something in his sleep, and I placed a soft kiss on his forehead. "Sleep. I'll just have a word with Alex." Malik smiled and his breath evened out once more. I confessed to him my conversation with Mia and, thankfully, he agreed. He said he wouldn't mind sharing me, although I could see he was worried about being cast as

