Chapter 129

Layla’s POV

I started wondering if that was due to the flight or something else. I sweated profusely throughout the night while I felt cold inside. I could not find anything to eat and did not really think I could keep the food down my stomach if I did. I also came down with a throbbing headache, and for the first time, I slept without my mind drifting to Logan again.

I woke up at exactly 5:20 a.m. when the night was still dark outside. I jumped off the bed, my body temperature now hotter than last night. I took light steps toward the bathroom, where I stopped in front of the long mirror above the sink.

I watched my face in the mirror and noticed the dark circles around my eyes. Did Ken notice it earlier when he came? He would not grow suspicious due to my lack of sleep, right? Surely, he would not come knocking down my door because he suspected there was something odd about my appearance at the house, right?

I reached a hand over my hair and