[00 Months: 12 Days: 14 Hours]
"Damn it… I can't sleep…"
With the sound of Seraphina's last whispers still echoing in my mind, I lay back on the plush bed, my heart pounding against my chest in a rhythm only it knew.
My mind was awash with thoughts, one blurring into another, as I tried to make sense of the tornado of emotions swirling within me.
'Seraphina... What is she to me? A tool? An ally? Or something more?'
There was an undeniable connection between us, but did it hold any weight?
I had initially seen her as a means to an end, a path to navigate through the treacherous territory of the Lyma family's machinations.
But now? Her smile, her kindness, the light kiss on my cheek, they were blurring the lines.
'Does she have feelings for me?'
Was it possible that I had stirred something within her as she had in me?
My mind flashed to the warmth of her kiss, the feel of her lips against my skin. It seemed too intimate, too tender to be a mere friendly gesture.
