27. The invasion

As the morning came, Anna's eyes flung open; she didn't remember falling asleep, especially since there was so much on her mind last night. Soon, she realised that there was a person's arm over her, which frightened her for a second.

"Who the...

"Good morning," Kael's voice cut her off immediately, and seeing that she was slightly uncomfortable he withdrew his hand from around her and faced the other direction.

"I thought he said he wasn't going to sleep in here last night?" Anna wondered, taking a deep breath to stop her heart from beating so fast and giving her fear away.

"Good morning," she replied,

"Sorry, I was only startled because I didn't know when you came in last night."

"No need to apologise," he answered,