Chapter 246

Sleep didn't come quickly that night. Nightmares plagued my rest, making it hard to decipher if it was due to the new environment or the terror I had encountered the day before.

So I lay with my eyes wide open, trying to keep my mind void. Still, it proved futile. Surprisingly, when I was about to give up, sleep came through so hard that I awoke late the next morning. I almost screamed, then remembered I wasn't in Umbria and didn't have to show up at work.

I first noticed that he wasn't beside me on the bed. Since he went after his cousin, I hadn't caught sight of him. To be sure, I looked out the window, and the compound was almost empty.

Throwing a dressing gown over my nightie, I left the room. I contemplated getting to my children first so the cup of coffee could wait. But then I needed the brew badly, so for the first time, I chose a cup of steaming, milky coffee latte.

I then apologized to my motherly morals.

I changed my direction, asking a housekeeper