Chapter 162

• EMMA QUEEN.
• I fall asleep and realize it's dawn when the birds start to chirp loudly. It's hard for me to open my eyes until I do and notice that Damian is not there. Suddenly, I find myself feeling alone. I drop my head back onto my pillow as I observe the empty space in the bed and smile like a schoolgirl who had managed to sleep with the handsome guy from the classroom. A silly, meaningless comparison, but I couldn't put into words better what was going through my mind.
• I notice that the wrappers from the night before are left behind, empty, but the duvet has several nacho crumbs.