70. STRANGE ARDEN

~ZIRA

I had gone to bed with a big smile last night.

It was just two days ago that Kael refused to stand close to me or even inhale my scent but now, we were smiling at each other like teenagers.

I had felt Arden come into the room sometime into the night. Thankfully, he had not attempted to touch me.

I was now standing by the mirror and brushing my hair. As usual, I had woken up before him and taken my bath. I could see through the mirror that he was still asleep.

I was almost done with my hair when Arden jolted awake. He stirred up immediately and my wolf glared at his sudden consciousness. He turned a very cold stare at me and it caused chills to run down my spine.

I expected him to look away but he did not. There was so much hate in him that it caused my body to begin to tremble. He got to his feet abruptly and began to approach me in only his pair of shorts.

Nala shifted with alarm and I got to my feet too. I turned away from the mirror and met him now standing inches away from m