Chapter 74. Guarded

Willow jerked awake in the middle of the night, her heart suddenly feeling constricted. It was the first time she had felt so overwhelmed out of nowhere. It was as if she heard Kyler calling out to her, waking her up.

But when she fully realized it, Willow found herself in Veronica’s residence. And what she was experiencing was most likely just a dream.

“Kyler,” Willow whispered.

Willow’s body went limp every time she imagined Kyler, as if small electric currents ran through her. The pain of longing was so unbearable that Willow didn’t know how to hold it in anymore.

As sleepiness had left her, Willow decided to leave the room. She walked through the corridors and noticed the absence of the guards who usually watched over her. She didn’t know where they had gone.

Then Willow went to the terrace in the backyard and felt the piercing cold air there. It was better than feeling trapped and helpless.

From the direction of the garden, Willow was startle