***Cadiz***
I woke up slowly, my body feeling heavy and sore in unfamiliar ways.
For a moment I just lay there with my eyes closed, remembering last night, the chain around my neck, Raizel's words, the way he'd touched me like I was something precious.
Then reality hit me.
I was alone in the bed.
My eyes flew open and I sat up quickly, ignoring the sharp ache in my lower back that reminded me exactly what we'd done last night, the sheets beside me were empty, still slightly warm but cooling.
Raizel wasn't there.
Panic seized my chest immediately. Had he left? Had he woken up this morning and regretted everything? Was this going to be like last time, when he'd pushed me away and acted like nothing had happened?
My hands clutched the sheets as I looked around the room desperately. His clothes from last night were gone from where they'd been discarded on the floor. The room was neat and organized.
There was no sign of him anywhere.
