Chapter 58 : Pain

The hours crawled by, and Caspian returned the same night he disappeared with Aphrodite. Though it bewildered me, I couldn't bring myself to inquire anything, looking into his eyes. His eyes were hollow. Something felt very wrong about that empty look in his eyes; however, I shoved away all those bizarre feelings and let him rest for the night. I stood before a full-length mirror and brushed the knots out of my hair. I was surprised to hear the door open, and I whipped around to see Caspian leaning on the doorframe. His blond hair and pale skin bloomed like fresh daisies in the morning rays. My eyes got fixed on his dark, fitted turtleneck sweater. The fabric had failed to hide his well-defined abs. My eyes swerved over his neck as I felt disheartened at how he had cautiously covered the bite mark. I shoved away all the thoughts and beamed at Caspian. I hadn't changed into my school uniform yet. "What are you doing here early in the morning? I was about to join you all at the bre