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ELYSIA'S POV

I managed to sleep after Asher coaxed me to sleep although I couldn't feel him beside me till I woke up in the wee hours of the morning to find myself alone on the bed. Apparently, Asher had not even come to bed at all. It was cold, and I would have easily snuck under the sheets to savour the warmth of the bed, but I was worried about Asher.

I got off the bed to find him, it didn't take long before I found him on the balcony rigorously going through a book. The knots on his forehead got thicker with each passing moment as I got closer and I couldn't help but wonder what he was reading in the book to get him so upset.

He was so engrossed in the book that he did not notice me coming onto the balcony until I called him to get his attention.

"Asher," I called and he immediately looked up at me.

"You are awake?"

"What are you doing out here?" I asked and approached him to check out the book he was looking into. I wondered why he was looking into some astrological books. My hea