Chapter 38

Almost ten in the morning, Xandros woke up from his deep slumber. He lay face down on the bed, his bare back exposed while a white blanket covered his lower half. The bed was in disarray, and his hair was disheveled. He squinted as the light hit his eyes, but even though he still felt a bit drowsy, a sweet smile automatically formed on his lips as he remembered what happened.

Xandros extended his hand instinctively to feel for the woman next to him, but when he couldn’t touch anything and his hand simply fell onto the bed, he quickly shot a glance. His forehead furrowed when he couldn’t see Ameira by his side. Panic began to creep into his chest, and he sat up abruptly, scanning his surroundings.

‘Where is she? Where is Ameira? Did she leave already?’

Questions raced through his mind, his heart pounding with a mix of anxiety and confusion. He frantically looked around the room, his eyes darting from one corner to another, desperately searching for any trace of Amei