If you like music while you read, try "The Other Side" by Ruelle. It's what I was listening to while I wrote this!
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GAR (One Week Later)
Gar woke in the dark and went still, eyes wide and ears perked, his heart thumping in his ears, searching for the danger. Searching for the threat.
What had woken him?
A full minute passed as he waited, but nothing happened. There was no sound in the room except Rika, sleeping peacefully next to him, her breathing low and even.
He lay on his side, watching her, but forced himself not to touch. Since it was still dark that meant they'd only been asleep for two or three hours. They were both exhausted—especially Rika. But Gar was wide awake, his body thrumming with adrenalin. He knew he wouldn't sleep again that night.
So, curling his hand to his chest to stop himself from reaching for her, he slowly, silently, drew back the furs and sat up.
