Hades
I cuddled up next to her, drained and… afraid. I took in her scent—the same lavender and honey that had become my lifeline. She was asleep… or so I thought, until she stiffened.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you," I murmured, burying my face in her neck—only for me to stiffen. Her pulse was pounding, as loud as war drums.
"Eve?" I whispered, raising my head.
But she did not look me in the face, her body stiff and twisted away from me.
I let the silence permeate the air fully, waiting to see if she would look at me on her own.
"Love?" I called again, tucking her hair behind her ear so I could see some part of her face. "What happened?"
Just when I thought I was not going to get through to her, she finally shifted, moving and facing me. She didn't reply to my question.
