Breathless Reunion

Aria's scalp prickled with anxiety, and she balled her fists, about to swing.

Suddenly, she found herself in a warm embrace.

She caught a familiar scent.

Her body went rigid as she looked up at the man before her, voice shaking with disbelief, "Alar?"

It was morning already.

But all the curtains in the living room were drawn, leaving the foyer shrouded in darkness. Aria hadn't slept a wink all nig