ALARA’S POV Darius woke up before me, just like he always did. “You slept like everything was perfect, Alara. It was so heartwarming watching you sleep.” He whispered into my ear as soon as I woke up and flickered my eyelid. He succeeded in putting a smile on my face again, and I decided to stay in bed for a while, thinking about all the things he always said to me. There was no harm in giving myself a chance to feel loved, I deserved it. But the memories of the encounter I had with Sierra came crawling, and the smile on my face vanished. I sat up from the bed and covered my exposed body while Darius kept on staring at me. He could tell from a glimpse that something was bothering me. “You are thinking about her, aren’t you?” He didn’t need any response from me. He simply walked

