Chapter 49 – Dark Shadow

I awoke the next day to an empty bed, the space beside me chilled, indicating it had been vacant for some time. Despite the slight disappointment, my exhaustion held me captive, rendering me too tired to voice any complaints.

With a sluggish movement, I muttered, "Ah! I can't even move. What time is it?" I reached out with deliberate slowness for my phone on the bedside table.

"Oh, what the hell?" I pushed myself up to an elbow, slowly shaking off the grogginess that clung to me.

I glanced at the clock—it read ten o'clock. However, it wasn't the time that startled me but the realization of the day.

"Monday!?" I exclaimed in disbelief. How had the days slipped away so quickly? "Lucian's aunt came to visit on Friday, and..." I let out a sigh, slowly rising from the bed despite the growing discomfort in my pelvic area "We had sex for a good three days?" I questioned aloud, though I knew the empty bed wouldn't provide answers. "Seriously, what are we, dogs in heat?" I chuckled at the th