Chapter 77

Ariela

I turned away and was able to continue on my way as normal. He was awake anyway and knew that I wanted to leave the room.

Only when I reached the door and put my hand on the handle did he say: "You could have woken me up. Why did you want to leave the room alone?" With a sigh, I turned to him. "I would have just gone into the kitchen. That would put me in the same house."

"Yes, but you never know what will happen. I prefer to have you close by in case something happens again. I can protect you best."

He had enough guards on the property or generally in our vicinity. The man was exaggerating. Practically nothing could happen to me.

My blank look told him my opinion. Aramis didn't care at all because he said: "Get your ass to bed. I went to bed late. There was a lot of work."

I pointed to the door and replied, "I'm just going to another room. I'm still in the same house. And I want to see Tiana."

The time I had with the