Chapter 66

Ariela

I sat cross-legged on the bed and stared at the door. I had hardly slept that night because there was too much going on in my head.

I had to process everything that had happened. Then came the problem of what the next encounter would be like. At that point, I had to let myself be surprised. The best thing to do was to avoid him. I should avoid a conversation before it ended like yesterday. That was the last thing I needed.

I ran my hands through my hair in desperation. All of this was too much for my nerves. The reason why I was sitting here trying to ground myself.

Aramis was somewhere else and had not returned to the bedroom. He had done us both a favor. Who knows what would have happened otherwise? I no longer trusted myself.

Hopefully, after I had taken the necessary distance, I would have regained my full self-control. It couldn't possibly go on like this. I couldn't let myself fall victim to the enemy. That would never end