Chapter 34: He is just a Theif!
The Next Morning, the sun gently filtered through the window, its soft golden rays creeping in slowly as the pleasant chirping of birds echoed faintly from outside.
"Arhh..." Leo groaned, his face scrunching slightly as his eyes fluttered open. Blinking away the lingering sleep, he stared up at the ceiling—familiar... and yet oddly unfamiliar.
Leo let out a soft hum under his breath. Somewhere in his heart, deep down, he had been half-hoping that everything from the previous night was just a dream... a long, surreal, messed-up dream.
He sighed and shook his head, trying to chase away the tangled mess of thoughts. Just as he started to push himself up—
"Hmm..." A soft, sleepy hum resonated beside him.
Leo stiffened instantly.
His head turned—slowly, almost mechanically—and there she was. Pride, lying peacefully beside him. Her soft, relaxed breaths brushed against his skin, and her hand was still wrapped gently but firmly around his body, holding him close as if afraid he’d vanish in his sleep.
He exhaled sharply, confused, overwhelmed... and just a bit flustered.
His eyes slid toward the bed again, ’Wait... what was the point of the bed if she ended up on the ground?’ he thought with a groan forming on his face. But then his gaze returned to her—her serene, resting face.
And everything else sort of... faded.
Leo smiled quietly, his expression softening as he leaned in just a little. She had told him... her name was Caelindra Pendragon, hadn’t she?