Adjusting

NOVA

I thought I was prepared for any kind of outcome. I was prepared that Felix might behave differently, that he would suffer from anxiety, or that he would behave more like a beast than a human. Now I realized that I hadn't been prepared for one thing: his indifference. How foolish of me.

I should be overjoyed. He was alive! So why did I feel that there was something missing? I told myself that I shouldn't be greedy. He needed time to adjust and retrieve memories. Perhaps, in time, everything would come back to the way it used to be. I hoped that once he remembered our relationship, everything would change. I just needed to wait...

I couldn't help but stare at him from the moment he returned. The fact that he looked even more mouthwatering than I remembered wasn't helping at all. I felt as if his muscles became more defined, his features sharper, and his gaze more irresistible. But there was also something I had never felt in his presence. I sensed danger, and I didn't mean the bad