86

Nerthus

The week starts as badly as it ended.

I feel exhausted as I didn’t sleep well another night. Expecting Arawn to come over to collect his debt, I’m practically useless for anything as I feel as if running on adrenaline.

As days pass, my subtle fear turns into frustration as I don’t even get a text from him.

And soon enough, I find myself feeling disappointed as he doesn’t show up.

But still manages to steal my sleep this way.

In a weak moment, I am tempted to contact him, but Jenna saves me from my embarrassment as she tells me that he must have gone out of the country for some meeting as Dario had to go with him.

At least a text!

I go through my days with my shifts in the café and the bar as well as casual dinners and drinks with Gigi and Jenna.

Not that it helps a lot.

Sitting on my bed, I chew on the skin around my