Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

Chapter 102

Feeling as if she was sleeping right next to a raging fireplace, Larissa couldn’t sleep well the entire night. Kevan stopped having nightmares, but he breathed a little heavily–maybe he had a stully nose. It rained on the mountain that night but it wasn’t heavy. The raindrops pattered against the transparent glass ceiling, and Larissa couldn’t sleep from the noise.

She stared up at the sky absent–mindedly. The stars were obscured by the rain and she could only see their faint light Later on, the rain tumed to snow. The glass slowly became covered up with a sheet of white until not a single glint of light could shine through. Enveloped in darkness, Larissa lost track of time. By the time Kevan woke up and she was finally freed, it was already 9 am

Kevan was slightly confused when the first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was Larissa’s face. He stared at her blankly. However, Larissa acted as if nothing had happened and pushed his arms away calmly. She took the thermometer from the headboard and said, Let’s check your temperature.”

After sweating through the night Kevan was dehydrated. His throat was very hoarse and his voice sounded much deeper than usual. “You slept here the entire night?” he asked.

Larissa nodded and put the thermometer under his armpit. She explained mildly. “You were having a nightmare and mistook me for someone else. You hugged me without letting go.”

said nothing. He always had the same dream and could even narrate the storyline perfectly from the start till

hungry? Do you feel like eating?” asked

than he had the previous night and hunger gnawed at

called the kitchen and said, “Bring

asked.

I’m hungry too.”

you didn’t like porridge?” Kevan said abruptly.

food like porridge. Even so, she wasn’t a picky eater, so not many people knew her favorites. Including Travis. She had only eaten with Kevan a few times and

annoyed with himself, but he did not let it show. “It was just a guess. So. was I right?” he

intentionally. She had ordered porridge for his sake because she felt awkward eating something tastier in front of him because he would feel left out. However, she