Chapter 108: Chapter 108: The Morning After

Selene’s POV ~

When my eyes blinked open the next morning, the first thing I noticed was how strangely well I felt.

That in itself was wrong.

Normally, after a night like that, my body would be aching all over. Every breath would sting, my legs would be heavy, and my head would be throbbing. But this time, there was nothing. Only a strange lightness, as if I had slept soundly and peacefully.

Except I knew I hadn’t.

I hadn’t even been able to sleep properly last night. My body had been too restless and too tense. So how could I feel so... normal now?

My heart began to pound in unease as fragments of memory rushed back to me. I remembered being in the washroom. The way my hands had trembled, how my legs had wobbled so badly that I could barely stand. And then—yes, there had been a knock.

I froze.

The knock.

And then... a voice. A voice that had cut through the haze, grounding me for just one moment before everything went black.

Kieran.

It was his voice. I was sure of it. Even in the fog of my dazed mind, I remembered the low steadiness of it. He had been there.

But after that—nothing.

was broken, blurred as though covered by mist. I tried to reach for it, but it slipped away, leaving only a hollow unease in my chest. My breathing quickened as I sat up, clutching the blanket close


different one, or maybe not. Even my hair felt clean, with no trace

So how?

unless someone had carried me back? Unless someone had seen me like

my face. Shame burned through

he seen me like that? Broken, helpless, sprawled on the floor

thought made my stomach churn. I pressed my palms over my face, wishing the ground would open and swallow me whole. I could not remember what had happened after

if he had carried

lap. I had no answers,

it all. That maybe he hadn’t been there at all,

the more I thought about

had been his

realization horrified me more

mind was too foggy, too uncertain. With


water on my face, and then filled the tub for a quick bath. The warm water calmed me, but

problem—I had no clothes. The only set I had was the one I had worn last night. There was nothing else in the

I stood at the door, my hand resting on the knob. My heart pounded so hard I thought it might echo in the quiet

dishes clinking came from the kitchen. I realized with a start

Embarrassment coiled in my stomach, sharp and heavy. A single thought filled

half-ready to bolt, when his voice

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