Chapter 37: Bittersweet

*LYCIA*

It was cold.

The shivers made me restless and I tried to snuggle closer to Seff, to take in his warmth I wormed around the bed but I couldn't find him anywhere.

Where was he when I needed him?

Patting the bed for him I find him on neither of my sides making me huff and flutter open my eyes to see that the reason my room was this cold was because of the open window.

Did I leave it open last night?

I didn’t remember but groggily waking up I looked around the room to see that it was completely empty. The events of yesterday came crashing in my head and realizing that Seff should have been on the Sofa like he had said I got off my bed as if taking a closer look would change the fact that such a big body wasn’t anywhere in my sight.

Was he in the bathroom?

Rushing towards the door I opened it without any hesitation or care for his privacy to see that it had been just as empty as my room.

Where was he?

Did he go on a morning run on his own?

Walking towards the window I look outside