ARIANA
“You staying home today?”
I saw Sylas watering the plants in the yard, something totally out of character. Normally, he'd be out training, working on his muscles. But watering plants? This was new.
“Yeah, I don’t have any plans outside. I’m just gonna laze around at home. You heading to work?”
“Yeah,” I replied nervously. “Someone has to work so we can keep things going.”
Suddenly, Sylas grabbed my arm, forcing me to look into his eyes.
“What’s wrong?” I stammered.
“You okay, Elara? You seem tired and out of it this morning. Did something happen?”
I shook my head. “I’m fine, just a bit drained from the usual routine. Do you need anything? I can get it ready before I leave.”
Secretly, I was relieved that when I woke up this morning, the cut on my arm had healed compl
