~~Raya’s PoV~~
I’m surprised at how bright the room is when my eyes open in the morning, and I immediately sit up in dismay. Unlike my nap yesterday, this time I had no dreams at all, and the comfort of the bed plus the sheer exhaustion from all the energy that Avelin is using as she heals means that I slept in far later than I ever have in my whole life.
It’s still no excuse though. There are a million things we need to be doing to prepare for the upcoming encounter with the Faceless, and lying around in bed isn’t accomplishing any of them. Why didn’t Tristan wake me up?
He probably wants us to rest and get strong for him, Avelin suggests. So we can be properly mated.
The word sends a rush of heat through me, and so does the memory of his sweet kiss last night. He said he didn’t kn
