ELIA
Before she opened her eyes the next morning—warm and comfortable in the furs—she told herself that it was all a dream. But she could smell the wildness of this place, knew it wasn't really her imagination.
And, sadly, when she sat up, even though she was definitely still in Reth's bedroom, he was nowhere to be seen. Her shoulders slumped.
She'd gone to sleep heartbroken the night before. He had said that they were meant to be together. And she'd felt that too—which was crazy! But, then she'd given him every single signal she knew—she'd touched him, asked him not to leave, she'd looked at his mouth, looked at his chest and stroked him… and he just stood there. Or, rather, just knelt there in front of her.
