ACE'S POV
When she eventually stopped crying, I took her to bed and prepared a bath for her. She was too on edge, and that was not good. She was asleep when I did make it back from the bathroom. I was torn between waking her or letting her go to sleep.
At the end, she made the decision for me when she opened her eyes a bit and asked me to join her. I got into bed with her, and she placed her hands on my back so she wouldn't be able to touch my skin. I signed and wanted to tell her that it really doesn't matter, but she was far gone.
The next morning, I was surprised to find that I was the only one in bed. In fact, this had to be the first time I was waking up after Karla. I was wondering where she could have gone so early in the morning when she got out of the bathroom, which made her
