When Daniella woke up the next morning, she was in her bed. She faintly remembered waking in the middle of the night to find a strong pair of arms around her, carrying her to her room as a voice encouraged her to sleep. As she sat up and scoured the room, she could see no sign of Andrei. They'd fallen asleep in each other's arms, and he'd bailed on her.
With a soured mood, she showered and got ready. She had a day free of lectures and decided to keep it free of study, and as such made no effort with hair or makeup. It wasn't like she'd be seeing anyone – she could still pretend she was ill if Nik came by – and she wouldn't have been able to concentrate anyway. All she could think about was Andrei, and how he'd wanted to stay yet left before she'd woken without so much as a text. In a
