Preparing for school

The Thing POV

I woke up, missing something, blinking a few times to understand where I was and to remember what had happened the night before. I widened my eyes, I was missing Soren's warmth, the caress of his fingers and the comfort he brought me.

I know it's the bond's fault, his way of bringing me closer to Soren and getting me to let my guard down.

I took a deep breath and brought my hand up to my eyes, covering them. Everything is getting complicated, and I know it's only going to get worse.

'Do I have enough courage to do the rejection ritual?

I found myself wondering, after all, this will only go away once the ritual is done, until then he'll still be affecting me and this bond will only grow.

'How much more does he need to destroy my world?

I breathed heavily and finally opened my eyes again and sat up in bed, there was no one around, they had probably woken up early and gone to do their duties.

I see that there's a breakfast tray on the table, which indicates that they've let