~ Ava ~Alpha Darius's scent was the first thing I noticed when I woke up the next day. It was spicy. It was all man, and it placed my head in the clouds as I savored it. I looked to my left, thinking he was still sharing my bed, but he wasn't. He was nowhere to be found inside my room, in fact, and somehow this saddened me a bit.I understood why he didn't touch me last night, but this morning...his kiss would have been the best wake up call for me.Thinking that he was now working, I sprang out of bed and fixed myself up in the bathroom. I bathed, changed into my uniform, and tied my hair into a high ponytail.Half an hour later, I went to the scullery and found Mr. Manuel, Charles, and Elias eating breakfast. I joined them, making a cheese and ham sandwich for myself and black coffee.They were tight-lipped about what happened last night. Surely, they heard their boss's argument with his younger brother, but they didn't ask me questions, nor did I feel they judged me through their
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