Somnambulism patients do not sleepwalk every night.
Tonight might be the only night she's willing to act coy and smile at him again.
Thinking of this, Mason Nightshade felt a suffocating pain in his chest. He lifted his hand to tuck her in, but did not lie back down. He glanced at the sky outside, which was about to brighten, turned around, and walked out.
Morning.
Aurelia Shaw awoke according to her biological clock, only to notice a sweet, greasy taste in her mouth. She curiously touched the corner of her mouth and her fingertips wiped off something like cream.
Cream?
She hadn't eaten anything with cream at night.
Aurelia frowned in confusion, only then realizing that there was something wrong with her clothes!
She had worn a knee-length nightgown before sleep, but now she was in some ugly, mismatched casual wear!?
