**~Gabrielle's POV~**
Maybe… just maybe… home is a little sweet.
Sleeping on the floor has always felt peaceful, but tonight felt different. Was it the way his gentle breath brushed against me, or the way his huge, soft body was pressed against mine? Somehow, it felt glorious.
Until it wasn't. My eyes fluttered open to find the spot next to me empty. He was gone. I jumped up immediately and looked around; he was nowhere to be seen.
How? When did he leave? And how did I not notice?
"Penny!" I yelled. The door creaked open, and she rushed in with a huge smile on her face.
"Good morning, my lady!" she said, beaming with her bright smile. She looked genuinely happy to see me, a look I had never seen from her before.
"Good morning…" I replied, dragging out the words and not matching her energy.
"Where is Lucien?" I asked, eager to know ever since she entered.
"He followed the wolf-guards to trace the assassin," she said, still smiling.
