First Task of the Day

Richard’s POV:

The blissful feeling of being beside my mate, holding her to my bare chest as she lightly snores, was such a feeling that I never wanted to let go of in my life.

I had to admit, it put me in quite a meditative state that I had not expected to fall into.

I was now deep in thought, feeling Arielle’s breaths with the rhythmic rise and fall lulling me into a drowsy state.

However, my mind was still as occupied with the moon goddess’s warnings as I had been ever since I had come out of that… trance, or vision. What could it even be called at this point? I didn’t know; what I did know is that such a warning was not to be ignored.

The moon goddess had warned me, doubly so, concerning Arielle.

Her words still reverberated in my skull, as I had seemingly memorized them overnight.

The moonlight shone down on us through the window and my eyes were drawn to the glow through the curtains.

“I hope I’m making the right choice,” I whispered, careful not to let Arielle hear it in any wa