Chapter 32: Hope

ELLIE

I woke the next morning naked and alone. I rolled onto my back and stared up at the ceiling, trying to figure out how I felt. 

I definitely hadn't been planning on sleeping with Cohen, but now that I had, I couldn’t say that I regretted it. It'd been the best sex of my life by far. 

But where did that leave us? 

Were we a thing now? Were we going to pretend it never happened? Would we sleep together again tonight? 

I didn't have the answers to any of that. A simple conversation with Cohen would clear things up, but I wasn't about to start that awkwardness. No, I'd just wing it and see what happened. 

With that in mind, I climbed out of bed and hopped into the shower to get ready for the day. 

When I entered the banquet room for breakfast, it was to see Kate arguing with another woman. I started heading their way with a lead stomach, but before I reached them, the vampire stormed off. 

"What was that about?" I asked Kate when I reached her.