ARIA
Waking up in Kael's arms felt wrong in a quiet way I couldn't explain. His breath was warm against my ear, heavy and slow. One arm was wrapped around my middle, loose but firm, and his fingers twitched now and then against my skin like they had a mind of their own.
I went still. Held my breath. Forced the thoughts away before they could take shape.
What I said last night still mattered. I meant it. I would not be the thing he despised in the daylight and reached for in the dark. I would not let that happen again.
Light spilled through the window, thin but bright enough to tell me morning had come. I'd barely slept. My body felt heavy, my head dull, but time was already slipping away. Every minute counted. If I was going to find the witch who could help me, it had to be before Kae
