Though she didn't respond, another message soon followed.

"Come and sleep with me. | won't do anything... simply wish to hold you in my arms as we slumber. Tomorrow morning, I'l go jogging, fetch you a rose and gently wake you."

For several years, Rena had been entangled with him.

In truth, she knew his intentions well. He hadn't forced himself upon her since her return; he clearly yearned to start anew, to be in a real relationship with her...

Closing her eyes gently, she pondered her feelings toward Waylen over the years — the love and the resentment.