CHAPTER 37
AURORAFor the first night in over a month, Ares slept soundly beside me without tossing and turning in bed, those foul nightmares hopefully gone—or at least easing. I curled up into the crook of his arm as Frito, Funyun, Cheeto, and Dorito lay down in a line on his bare chest. Ruffles lay on me, twisting up around my swollen belly with one paw on my stomach.
Our alarm rang through the darkness, and I whimpered at my lack of sleep. While Ares might’ve had a quiet night, mine had been plagued with doubts and worries. I slammed my hand down on the side table and reached for my phone.
It tumbled to the ground with a thud, the alarm still ringing out into the darkness. Ruffles opened one eye, annoyed, and jumped off the bed to swat the alarm off with her paw. I turned onto my side
