Adriana sat up in bed. She looked around her room and was surprised to see Gaius sitting on her bed post.
"What are you doing in my room Gaius?" she asked. He said nothing. Ignoring his silence, she smiled. "It was all a dream, right?" Gaius hung his head low in pity for her. "Gaius?!'' She called with strained patience. "Tell me that it was all a ... a bad dream." She said choking back a sob.
When he sighed sadly instead of answering, realisation finally dawned on her. She turned away from him. " I want to be alone." Gaius quietly left her to herself. Adriana sobbed. She really couldn't believe that the love Bren had claimed to have for her was a lie. Her father, her mother and even Gaius had all just wanted the best for her but she had frustrated their efforts and turned them into her enemies. But she'd foolishly opened her heart to the real enemy.
