I had never seen Bai Ye sleep so well like he did that night. He didn't even wake up when I shifted next to him, moving myself closer into his arms. The look on his face was so peaceful, and I was surprised by the way he smiled when I freed one of my hands to brush my fingers lightly over his cheek.
He must be having some sweet dreams … After spending all these years haunted by nightmares, he was finally starting to put down some of the burden and letting himself rest. He was finally starting to let go.
The relief from that realization rinsed away all the sleepiness in me. I didn't want to go back to sleep anymore, so I simply kept my eyes open for the rest of the night, watching the moonlight casting dreamy shadows over his perfect features. Watching that moonlight slowly turn into twilight, then into a milky haze of dawn. By the time the golden ray of the morning broke through our window, he stirred, and his eyes fluttered open.
