12.Deity Forbids
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I hadn't realized I had fallen asleep until there was a knock on the door of the room. I rose up, realizing that I was still naked and it was morning. How had I slept for so long? I wrapped the linens around my body, but not without noticing the bloodstain on the sheets, the proof of my lost virtue. I carefully hid it as I watched Kaden enter the room. He closed the door and stood by it, staring at me.
"I'm sorry," he apologized. I felt the guilt seep through the bond for a moment before it faded away. He was locking me out of his mind, and I couldn't even think of peeking into his mind in the first place.
I nodded in acknowledgment of his apology. The deed was already done, and there was no need to cry over spilled milk. I had done enough crying last night. A
