“What?! No!” Florence exclaimed and darted Alena a steely look. Ian must have felt Florence's growing sense of animosity when he stood near beside Florence, ready to prevent her just in case. “Why would you even request such a thing?”
Even I was surprised by Alena's request that I immediately require an answer. Not that it wasn't acceptable or foreign to me. I had slept beside Florence many times, even for a week straight when Lincoln went on a business trip. I have no idea why the sudden request was somehow baffling. Maybe because it was too... random.
Lincoln cleared his throat, looking at Alena. Not in a wary manner like Florence’s reaction, but just pure curiosity. “Why do you want to sleep beside the Luna, Miss Johnson?”
Alena pinched her lips together while looking at me, never mi
