Fired

Lily

I sighed. Looking out at the morning sky, at the first rays of dawn breaking the lightening sky hues,

All of which was done with no Alexander in sight.

Just like that, a week had passed without much fanfare.

I missed it already. I would never have thought I would feel this way. It wasn't because of the luxury, of being taken care of. It was the ease at which I could forget the city I'd lived in, the job I still had.

The continuous nightmares I woke up to every morning.

I hadn't spoken to anyone else about it, not even Malina. Every night flashes of Ron's sneer and actions plagues me, mixing or merging with the kidnappers. Sometimes they turned into him and other times, it was all of them together.

I woke up with chills everytime. But with every new morning, there was Emilia there to show me new things. People in the pack to meet and learn from. Nathan and Claire who cheered me up during the times they came around.

But now, it was time to come back to reality.

I spread my hands