Chapter 454. Not As Sorry as I Am

Apphia’s POV

Nicholas suddenly wakes, getting on his knees and growling loudly. The walls and floor around us tremble. The wraith suddenly dissolves into smoke and disappears. Nicholas clambers off the bed, eyes worried, and pulls me in his arms, asking if I’m alright.

“I’m fine,” I whisper, saying I’m fine again to calm and assure him. Next to our feet, Shai has gone back to being a cute, less intimidating white cat, rubbing against my leg.

“I’m sorry, sorry,” Nicholas mumbles,

“It’s alright, love,”

“They were so close- too close to you,” his voice is vulnerable. “I don’t know how,”

I pull away from his embrace and cup his face, making him look at me. “They overwhelmed you; maybe you haven’t been in the magical garden for a while,” I tell him. He nods slowly and embraces me again.

I’m worried, and a little scared but I don’t tell him. The wraiths merged and made such a ... my body trembles.

The following days were peaceful and