Chapter 111: The Night with Draxton

Ares pulled me into his room and immediately brought me to his bed. He sat us both down and I curled into him. My heart was still erratically beating in my chest as I choked on my breath. Ares ran a hand down my spine, soothing me slightly but not enough that I stopped wheezing.

We sat in silence, save for my huffs and heaves, for a few moments. It could’ve been an hour or five minutes. I didn’t k