AVEL A knock at the door startled me awake. My eyes blinked open, blurry from sleep, as did Kai's beside me. He spoke in a low whisper, still drowsy. "Good Morning." He sat up slowly, sweeping his hand through his tangled hair, his gaze darting around, mine following suit in search of my briefs as I responded. Morning had come way too soon. My body ached in ways I didn’t mind, but I was still exhausted. I slid out of bed as another knock came, this time followed by Fia's muffled voice. I grabbed my briefs, slipped them on, and headed to the door. Fia didn’t even wait for me to fully emerge before blurting out that she had the craziest dream last night as I ripped the door open. "Kai was here in our dorm," she said as I stepped out into the hallway, but stopped mid-sentence when she saw

