Chapter 167

As he crawled out of bed, hating how refreshed that forced sleep had made him feel, it disturbed Sasha to find himself stripped down from the T-shirt and jeans he had been wearing to just his boxers.

After dressing quickly, Sasha moved to the door only to freeze in place as someone knocked just before he could open it. Nathan stood outside.

“You’re awake.” Nathan smiled from the other side of the threshold, compassion and softness strong in his red on black eyes that flickered to green as their gazes met.

Sasha couldn’t help noticing that Nathan wore dark jeans, a red T-shirt, and a black button down over it, like some awful parody of Malak’s suit. He wondered if Nathan had actually put those clothes on or if they had manifested naturally that way.

“Yeah. Thanks for…” Sasha trailed, holding gazes with Nathan as best he could, much as half of him wanted to sink down into the carpet and weep, “for…leaving me alone last night.”