ALLISTER
A part of me hoped she'd be asleep when I returned to the room. I didn't have the strength to face her. I didn't know how I'd look at her, knowing it could very well be the last night I'd ever spend with her in my room. I didn't know if I'd be able to fall asleep holding her close, knowing that it was the last time she'd be covered in my scent, the last time she'd smile up at me before dozing off.
I hadn't even realised how habitual I was becoming of her, how important she had become to me.
But of course, she was wide awake when I stepped inside the room. Nora had already seemed to left. Xyla sat on her couch, silently staring outside as the soft moonlight gently accentuated her white skin. She didn't spare me a glance when I walked in. I could... I could feel it from her. She
