Lyla's POV
I spent the entire night staying away working. I was loving this work, but I was so exhausted. I had barely slept the night before, and I didn't sleep at all last night. I had stayed awake on purpose. If I didn't sleep, then the nightmares couldn't come back. I still hadn't figured out why Maxten had stopped talking to me and started treating us like an inconvenience. He wasn't even like this when we first showed up, and I can't lie saying it doesn't hurt because it does, but if I think about it too much I will start to cry.
I got in the shower early and got ready for the day. I really hated leaving the apartment. It was hot outside, and I had to keep my arms covered. I dressed in the hot long sleeves and put my hair up in a braid and headed downstairs and made some oatmeal
