~Alexandra~
After Avery fell asleep again, I untangled myself from her arms and got out of bed carefully. She looked so peaceful when she slept. Her skin glowed under the beams of a morning sun. Those long thick lashes damped with crystalline tears just broke my heart. I stared at her adorable face, tracing my eyes to her soft inviting full lips. How those lips always tickled my inside when we kissed. I wanted so badly to place mine on hers again but dared not to for fear of waking her from this beautiful slumber.
At last, I was able to tear my eyes away from her face and left the room.
When I stepped out the door, Anastasia was right in front of me.
"How is she?" she asked.
"Where's Nikol?"
"Let me in. I want to see Avery," she said and started to move, but I gripped her arm. I clen
