Chapter 136

HAZEL

Darian carried me to the shower and washed me off before he put me in bed and covered me. He placed a kiss on my head and mumbled something but I was too exhausted to hear him and my eyes closed before I could fathom what was happening.

I opened my eyes and looked around but where was I? I didn’t recognize anything around me. There was a lit fire in a small fireplace against a wall where a pot hung from metal hooks. It was dark and gloomy, with a single carpet in the center of the cottage and furs placed all around. The bed I was lying on was hard and when I looked down I realized that there was no mattress, just thick fur, and blankets.

Don’t freak out, there is an explanation for this.

“Hello?”

It was a one-bedroom cottage with no place for anyone to be hiding.

“Darian?”

No answer.

I didn’t smell anything either, not from the fire or from the fur or the scents of whoever lived here.

Panicking wouldn’t do me any good so I