Two hours later, the sound of his phone buzzing woke Lucian up from the deep slumber he had fallen into after drinking up the antidote, the noise jarring in the quiet room.
He picked up the call and transferred the phone to his ear while his half opened eyes looked around for someone, the space feeling emptier than before. Only after a while did he remember that he had asked her to leave, and she actually left before he fell asleep, the realization forced a sigh out of him.
Why was he even expecting her to be there?
