My own bed. Ares had just said that so casually, but to me the thought that I would have my own bed like this one was completely extraordinary. I would have a real bed like the one he was sitting on when we got back to his territory, but I had never slept in a bed before. He stood up, and gestured to the spot he had been occupying. “You should lie down and rest. It’s probably for the best if I see if there is another room I can stay in.” My heart shrank and my shoulders slumped slightly. I knew that it was for the best and that we should not spend too much time alone, but I was disappointed. “You don’t have to do that.” “I know that the thought of sharing a room with me makes you uncomfortable.” “It doesn’t.” Not in the way that he probably thought, anyway. I just hadn’t wanted