Kael.
I woke up from my slumber, my mind foggy and disoriented, my body feeling like it had been submerged underwater for hours. Taking a deep breath, I blinked rapidly, trying to shake off the haze. As I stretched my tense muscles, I became aware of the body next to me.
My gaze drifted towards Aira, who was laying on her side, sound asleep. Even in the darkness that cloaked the room, she was still as clear as day in my eyes.
My gaze stopped short as I took in her sleeping features: her lips lightly parted, the gentle rise and fall of her chest, her hair fanned around her in a soft halo, and her breathing soft and peaceful. She looked so at peace, so trusting, that a pang of guilt and unease struck my chest.
Why was I keeping her around me again? At first, it was because she had help
