ADRIKO
The warmth beside me was gone.
I blinked against the morning light as my eyelids fluttered open, stretching my arms against the space where Serafina laid snuggled up against me a few hours ago. The sheets still felt warm but she was gone.
A frown pulled at my lips as i glanced around the room.
“Sera?” I called out,my voice still gruff with sleep but there was no answer.
She hadn’t slept well last night—even being curled up to me, she had found it difficult to fall asleep. I hadn’t asked questions or prodded to know what the nightmares were about but i could tell that they upset her. I’d stayed with her, whispering words of comfort in Russian until she drifted asleep, her fingers still holding me for comfort.
The scent of something spicy drifted into my nose, luring me out
