Season Two: Chapter Fifteen

Alora.

I stared at the half moon outside before I looked at my phone. I couldn’t read the time but I knew it was late and Ares should be back home by now. I bit my lips as I sat on my bed and closed my eyes.

I imagined Ares here, sitting beside me, his cold blue eyes staring at me void of emotions. Despite Ares' empathetic behavior towards me, something in me had grown dependent on him.

And as I stayed alone in the empty house, I thought of him. He slept here everyday alone, ate alone and lived alone.

It was lonely.

And I felt lonely too.

I wanted him here. The past few days have been me working with the girls in the kitchen. Ares comes home after they leave and we either spend the night in the piano room until I grow tired of playing or Ares sleeps off on the couch.

And then we went to our separate rooms. A part of me wanted to stay with Ares but I was so shy to tell him after my feet had healed quickly.

My phone rang and I jumped at the noise looking down at the scree