Not a Servant

The first golden light of dawn sneaked into the room, beaming on Kaelen's face.

Refusing to open his eyes, he gently rubbed his eyelid and laid still for a while before slowly raising them, and for about five minutes, he didn't blink as he stared at the ceiling.

Then he swayed his focus on Serena's face and softly smiled.

After a few minutes had gone by, he threw the blanket off him, got out o