235 Chapter 228. Another Year of Being Alive

"ZEIN!"

A familiar loud voice started the guide awake. The blue eyes blinked toward the dark ceiling, feeling confused. The voice was familiar, but coming from someone that wasn't supposed to be there.

"Is that...Shin?" Zein squinted drowsily at the sunlight that peeked inside the bedroom. They only went to sleep after dawn, so he was unbearably sleepy.

That being said, he was the type to be immediately alerted to even a slightly loud noise, due to his cautious upbringing--unlike Bassena. So he couldn't help but immediately roused. He raised his upper body for a bit, but he felt resistace from the arm slung over his torso.

"Just ignore him..." Bassena mumbled against his neck, pulling Zein closer to him instead. 

For a second, Zein was contemplating doing just that; he was too sleepy and Bassena's body heat was too nice. But the voice calling him was keep on repeating.

"Zein!! Zein!"