Chapter 41: A new normal

The question caused Anaisa to blush wildly, and Trace couldn't bring himself to regret asking it. He needed to know for sure… upon waking, would she call it a nightmare, or a pleasant dream?

Anaisa visibly swallowed, but otherwise laid still as she looked down at Trace from the bed. 

"I slept very well indeed, thank you. And yourself?"

He barely stopped the grin that would have given him away entirely as he heard her answer, forcing it to stay as a polite smile on his face. Her words filled him with hope.

He was still playing the dream, and her answer, over in his mind later as they walked to the palace together. Anaisa was giving Trace a curious look as they took their things to the palace. He belatedly realized he was whistling, and pressed his lips together.