Chapter twenty-three.

~Aurora.

Something had happened, I wasn't sure what it was. Something changed in me, in Ethan, again, I wasn't sure what it was but, I was certain it was a type of that I didn't want.

It was certainly the type of change I didn't want.

As I made my way to the guest quarters, I couldn't help but think of how in sync our hearts had been when I hugged him. I shouldn't have hugged him, I knew, but, I couldn't have ignored him also, not when he was so fragile and vulnerable at that moment.

I mean, Ethan almost dropped a tear.

Arne was already fast asleep when I stepped into the room almost breathless, the blanket with which he was covered was already pooled at his feet and I immediately figured he had long been asleep.

Sighing, my eyes darted around the room; the time read something minutes to eleven pm and with the trolley of food still in the room, I could that the nanny had been with Arne just as Sam as promised.

Quickly, I stepped into the bathroom to freshen up, as I hadn't gotten the