Chapter 45

Freya Rose

I awoke back in the real world and promptly sat up.

“Freya! Thank the Goddess. You made it through the transition. We'd lost you there for a bit. It's a miracle,” Linda said as she helped me sit up more comfortably in the bed.

“Where's, Tristan?”

I was expecting him to be by my side when I woke up.

“Um, he just popped out for some fresh air. I'll get, Aiden to call him back.”

I noticed that she sounded a little flustered or nervous. She left the room and I could hear whisper's downstairs in the living room. I didn't know if I was strong enough yet, but I wanted to know what was going on. I got out of bed and felt surprisingly okay, so I continued and crept to the top of the stairs to listen in.

“She's asking where, Tristan is. I told her he'd gone out for some fresh air. After what she's just been through, I didn't want to tell her that she'd died, and in his grief, he shifted