Chapter 52

As the sun rose, its limber fingers of light began to dance across the ceiling of the room, jolting me awake in the process. It seemed to last forever. Myrtle had trouble falling or staying asleep, so I ended up holding her the entire time in my arms. After giving her a bath, I dressed her in the warmest, most reassuring garments I could locate, which turned out to be Hade's blouse, which she also wore while swimming. After that, we ate the food that Juan had prepared for us, and after that, we went to bed.

In any case, even though I was rather positive that I went to sleep holding my myrtle, I woke up this morning with a wolf snoozing up against me. I looked down as the reality dawned on me to see Daisy's bright blue and Juan's body curled up against my chest. Her little torso was heaving with each breath that she took. Because the sunshine was shining straight on her angelic form, her coat seemed to glow in the brightness of the rays.

"Merci?" I attempted to