Lucaon and Elijah returned to the temple. Lucaon went straight to where Bella was sleeping after he took a quick bath and slipped under the blankets with her. It was almost sunrise, but Lucaon didn't care if he had to wake up in just an hour or two.
He squeezed himself onto her small arms and buried his head under her neck, smelling her scent. She smelled like vanilla, young, sweet, and innocent.
His arms snaked around her waist and hugged her tight, as if he never wanted to let her go.
Meanwhile, Bella tried her best to pretend that she was asleep. She was with Lyca when Lucaon arrived at the temple. If Lyca had not informed her that he had returned, then she would have never known.
She let Lyca out of the room and pretended to be sleeping. Bella reminisced about what she talked about
