-Ashes-
The next morning, I still felt a bit confused, but seeing Laelia all snuggled against me with my arm wrapped around her quickly calmed me and made me realize I was back to normal. Her warm body made mine heat up instantly, but a small snore from one of her brothers painfully reminded me we weren’t alone, and I rolled my eyes.
I was the only one awake so far. I could hear the slow wind outside and see the sand had only just begun to lighten, which meant the sun was slowly coming back and chasing away the darkness.
“His only reminder…” I heard Laelia whisper beside me.
I looked down to see her eyes focused on the light slowly appearing. Her words puzzled me. “What?”
She looked up at me and smiled her beautiful smile before shaking her head slightly and moving closer to me. I ran
