Silence

{Bonus 1} Love

{Arlo's POV}
{Chicky}
{Mr. Wingy}
{The Most Elegant of Wings}

(Pre-Epilogue)

It's been five months.

Five months since Caspian left.

Poofed, out of thin air.

I've wanted to tell Aspen I love her for as long as I can remember. But, she's been mourning her big brother for so long, it's never actually felt right.

I wanted to give her the time and space she needed to heal.

But lately she's slept only in her own bed.

She's given me genuine smiles.

We've laughed and joked.

She's even mentioned Caspian without tearing up.

I think it's finally okay for me to do this.

And we cannot forget the game that is still very much active. If she gets even the slightest hint I'm doing this, she'll try to say it first so I have to be spontaneous.

I do have an idea about how I want to do this, and I'm just setting the plan into motion now.

In front of the grand door of their mansion, I knock a few times and wait for someone to open the door.

You would think that I should be able to just walk in, but I tried that once and Jasper held a gun to my head.

Kohen then proceeded to tackle me.

I can't remember who kicked me but I think it may have been Sorin.

Not to mention-

"Glad to see you learned how to finally knock." Jasper says suddenly.

He's standing with the door open and a taunting smirk on his face.

"The broken rib sent the message across well." I tell him blankly.

"I'm glad." He nods, still smirking. "Was Aspen expecting you?"

"No, I was hoping to surprise her." I tell him, making him raise an eyebrow.

"Any special occasion?" He asks.

"No I was just bored and wanted to see her." I lie.

"What if I told you she was with another guy upstairs?" He asks, making a small smile appear on my face.

"I would say you're full of sh*t." I tell him truthfully. "She wouldn't do that. Besides, it took you months to let me even step foot in your house."

He narrows his eyes at me before reluctantly holding the door open. I nod and step inside, taking a quick look at the surroundings.

I start going up the grand staircase, now going through my plan. Or lack thereof.

I honestly don't have anything special planned.