"Maybe-" "No Aya." "Lily, it's going to be so much worse without him." "I don't care. I've gotten through so much without him. We have. We will get through this too." "You are so stubborn Lily." "And you aren't?" "Can we at least go outside? I don't want to be in here anymore." She grumbled. Fresh air sounded really good right now. So did walking. There was only so many times I could pace my room. Aya sighed in relief as I threw my shoes on and opened the door. For a couple seconds, I stood in the doorway, listening for any signs of Dimitri. His scent was faint, a few hours old. He hadn't been up here in a while, probably not since breakfast. Inhaling deeply, I noticed his scent, though old, was stronger now. More defined. It sent a tiny shiver through me and the image of him and I

