12
ARIELLA
When I awoke, I was alone in my bed, with the low sun trickling in through the window with the coming dawn. My first thought was that everything had just been a dream, but it all became clear again when I looked down at my pale, creamy skin. Nope, it all happened.
“Brayden?” I sent out through our bond.
“Yes, angel.”
“Where are you?”
“Why, do you miss me already?”
I rolled my eyes. “I swear I never would’ve thought you could joke around. In a way, I think I miss the brooding and silent Brayden.” He was easier to hate and stay away from when he was like that. I could hear his chuckle through my mind, and as much as I didn’t want it to it made a smile spread across my face.
Getting out of bed, I removed my robe and my nightgown, and fetched a towel from my closet. “Serious
