Noa's POV
Sleep didn't come easily to me that night. I dismissed Layla and Bennu as soon as I returned to my room.
Lighting all of the candles around my chambers they released a warm cinnamon smell but did nothing to help me relax. My mind was plagued with thoughts of Ahura, and her fate. My own fate as well. The Pharaoh had agreed to let me leave. To return to my own time. But why did I have a twisted feeling in my stomach? Like I didn't want to leave...
Turning over onto my side I squeezed my eyes shut and tried to will sleep to come to me but the slight sound of my door creeping open made me jump up immediately.
There he was.
The Pharaoh.
His large frame took up the entire doorway and as I looked closer I realized he was bare.
Not naked.
But his paint... it was gone.. In front o
