C14 CHAPTER FOURTEEN

In the quiet expanse of the Richmond room, Aurora entered to find him nestled in slumber. A plate clinked softly as she set down breakfast on the table, her gaze fixated on him sprawled across the bed.

The air was charged with an unspoken tension as Aurora, her thoughts jumbled, dared to breach the silence.

"Why were you suddenly cold towards me last night?" Her words, laden with uncertainty