CHAPTER 34

DARLENE

That Night, for some reason, was unexpectedly more awkward than the others.

I couldn't seem to understand.

Whether it was because a part of me was not ready to take to my usual behavior every night — picking up my things to look for a guest room to be in. And he, following suit after me, feeling guilty to sleep in the bedroom when I was not there, while I was sleeping like a 'visitor' in his home, then further proceeding to go find somewhere else, anywhere else, to sleep in. As far as it was not on the Master's Bedroom bed.

But tonight, I wasn't sure if I wanted to sleep in a different room. I hated that I couldn't explain why to myself.

What I even hated more was the fact that, because of my little confusion, all it got me was me and Alexander stuck in one room.

And the man did not even look perturbed.

Not even in the slightest.

It seemed like to him, having to sleep in this room with me was not in any way affecting him. It surprised me how he couldn't even pretend to be take