Ethan POV The sound of the alarm dragged me out of sleep and my body turned in protest. I stopped the alarm and got up tiredly, I waited for the usual dull ache that came every morning but I felt nothing. In Fact I felt more peaceful, there was no discomfort anywhere. Shanice was not in the room when I woke up, I stretched and got up from the bed and I went downstairs for a morning coffee. “So how was alone time yesterday?” I called out to Tristan. I could feel an unusual excitement from him through our bond. I had never felt any sort of happiness from him since Alina died so I guessed this was a good thing. “It was good, I really needed to clear my head yesterday” He said calmly. I was surprised he replied to me, most times he would snub me or block me out. It was a struggle to hear

