Chapter 78. What Happened Here?

*Isla*

When I awake again, after Maddox left to go do whatever he was going to do to check to see if my dream was real, it’s to the sound of someone moving in my room. It seems like whoever it is is trying to be quiet, but when something makes a loud clatter, and I hear Beta Seth swear under his breath, it’s obvious who it is.

“What’s going on?” I ask, groggily. I roll over, pulling the blanket up around me, and look at him.

“Oh, I’m so sorry, Isla. I am just… King Maddox wanted me to put a phone in your room so that you can call your parents and they can call you whenever you want. But the phone jack is behind the bed, and getting to it is being a pain in the a–butt.” He stops himself short of swearing in front of me, like I am some sort of a delicate flower.

“Thanks, Beta Seth,” I say to him, smiling at his kindness. “Is there anything that I can do to help?”

“No, no, I’ve got it.” He grunts a little as he strains and stretches behind the bed for a se