–Lore–
I had nightmares.
I fell asleep, woke up, then fell asleep again—over and over. I didn't bother eating, but my girlfriend insisted I at least drink water, sometimes a glass of milk. This time, she snuggled closer to me, warm and stubborn. We both missed dinner—we were too sleepy, too drained to even move.
I still couldn't tell her what happened.
I couldn't tell her that one of our agents put a gun to his head after confessing.
I glanced at the clock. It's exactly midnight.
"Are you hungry?" I asked.
She stayed beside me, her head pillowing my chest. It felt unreal—like one of my old delusions, the fantasies I never thought would happen. And yet, here she was. This close.
Her hair smelled like mint and flowers.
Divine.
"Yeah… a little," she said as she sat up, running her fingers through her hair. She looked unfairly beautiful. "You know what? Kai visited this room so many times just to make sure we didn't do anything besides sleeping."
"He's very protective."
