Chapter 123

Xavier felt his eyes flutter open, and he looked around. A sharp pain surged through his head, and he felt a throbbing ache.

He raised his hand to his face and clenched his fist. ‘I am awake,’ he said to himself inwardly. His eyes darted as far as the room could be seen while he lay down. He looked to his side and saw a space.

Did she not come back to the room yesterday? Or was she already going about her activities? He sat up slowly and felt the pain surge through his whole body like he had been dragged around the house.

He looked around, and his eyes landed on the clock on the wall. It was past ten a.m., and he should not, for any reason, be at home again. His eyes fell on the table, where a tray of different dishes, sealed shut, sat neatly.

He stood up and felt a headache coming on. On the tray, a note and a bottle of aspir