Ella’s POV
When I opened my eyes that morning, I definitely wasn’t expecting to see a huge black box in my face. I rubbed my eyes thinking that perhaps it was dark spots from improper rest, but when I opened them again, I saw that it was an actual box. And it was in Artemis’ hand.
I chuckled as I took the box from him. I realized then it wasn’t as huge as my brain had projected it to be. It was big enough but nothing too over the top. I smiled up at him. He had remembered my birthday even though we hadn’t discussed it.
Artemis hit a button in the control he was holding and soft music started playing from a speaker he must have placed somewhere in the room. It was a slow 90s version of the Happy Birthday song. I couldn’t recognize the artist, but I loved the song.
For some reason, my ey
