Ximena started awake to the sound of a child screaming and nearly couldn't believe her eyes when she looked around. She was no longer in her apartment in Imperium. This was an entirely different environment from everywhere she had ever spent time.
The warmth of the sun had her opening the windows to feel it on her face. It felt warm and refreshing, much like the cottage that was now their new home.
Unlike the cold, blue hues of her childhood home and the black and white color of her apartment, the cottage bedroom was decorated with brighter shades of gold and purple.
She didn't think she could ever stand this much color but it felt strangely like home. It was as though the home she had known and come to tolerate no longer lived up to the definition of the word.
"You're finally awake." Liam entered the room just as she was starting to wonder where he ran off to.
She blinked in surprise. Was this really him?
