~ DEMETRI'S [POV] ~
When I reached my room, the door was slightly open. I stepped inside without making a sound.
My eyes found her immediately.
She was lying on her stomach across my bed, bare feet crossed in the air behind her, rubbing together absently as she turned a page. Her entire focus was on whatever she was reading, completely unaware that she was no longer alone.
I moved closer.
My gaze dropped to the cover of the book in her hands, and I stilled for a moment.
An erotica collection.
I looked at her face again, at the focused little crease between her brows as she read, completely absorbed, cheeks faintly flushed without her even realizing it.
A slow smile curved at the corner of my lips as I watched her.
She reminded me of a red sparrow I once had. I had rescued the bird
