The next morning, Rhyland woke up in a great deal of pain from last night's battle. The first thing he did was to look for Aubrey whom he found fast asleep on one of the easy chairs in the living room. He sighed in relief. The girl appeared tired and unkempt. No doubt she was stressed and anxious about what had happened yesterday.
With difficulty, Rhyland tried to gingerly raise himself up from the sofa. He unconsciously grunted he looked towards Aubrey and was relieved to find her still asleep.
Then Rhyland saw his phone on the table and began to check his messages.
He saw the message Dimitri sent the night before but did not bother to respond.
