Morning arrived much faster than Kai expected.
Sunlight filtered through the cracks in the shutters, casting warm lines across the messy bedsheets.
Greta lay silently beside him.
Her breathing was soft and steady, a stark contrast to the exhausted panting she was doing just a few hours ago.
Her green hair spread out across the white pillow, catching the morning light.
'Not a bad way to start the day,' Kai thought, resting his head on his arm to watch her sleep.
"What are you looking at?" Greta asked.
She didn't even open her eyes, keeping her face buried halfway in the mattress.
"You are quite perceptive, aren't you?" Kai replied, letting a smile cross his face.
"Your gaze is very easy to differentiate from a normal person," she said.
She finally opened her eyes and blinked against the light. Propping herself up on one elbow, she let the quilt slip just enough to expose her bare shoulder.
"It always feels like you are calculating how much someone is worth."
