C23 It was my mom

Isabella's POV.

I lay on the bed when I told Ezekiel I was scared. Truthfully, I just didn't want to sleep alone in this unfamiliar place. When I peeked, I saw him still standing by the bed, hesitant. My sleepiness weighed on me, so I tapped the empty space beside me and called softly, "Come here."

"You sleep, I'm here," he responded from a distance, and that ruined my mood