Ruby eyes stared back at Aleksander, and their owner spoke with a clear voice, "What are you doing?"
Aleksander was frozen for a few seconds before the idea sunk in that Elys was awake. He stared at her with a blank face, and her eyes traveled down to his hand.
"Must I repeat myself, husband?" Elys asked again, her gaze fixed at the vampire king.
Aleksander then realized he was still holding Elys' hair, and immediately backed off.
In his haste to create distance between the two of them, Aleksander tripped on the long fabric that draped from the high poster. The vampire's hands flailed as he tried to grasp for something to stop his fall.
Aleksander was able to reach grab the sheer fabric of the canopy. He looked like a man hanging for his dear life, his body just an inch to the ground. He could hear the rods slipping from their joints, and his eyes frantically zipped upward.
