Book 3: A Bitter Experience

Lyra’s POV 

The next morning, Uncle Felixe had already left for work when I woke up. I knew I was late today, but what could I do? All night, I couldn’t drive Leandros and his smoldering kiss out of my mind. I lost count of the number of times I replayed it in my head. My lips still throbbed as if he had kissed me just now! Added to that were his controversial dialogues. They left me more confused than before. When I finally slept in the wee hours of the morning, I couldn’t wake up. To top it all, I forgot to set my alarm last night! 

In five minutes, I got ready for work and dashed out to my car. There was no time to grab breakfast, even. After the bombshell Hera dropped last night, I trudged over to my room. There was nothing I could do about it than wait for my uncle to initiate the topic. I couldn’t give Hera away and fight his decision now. So, the wisest thing to do would be to wait for him to tell me. 

I drove over to work and