Back in the master bedroom, Matthew could not stand the smell on himself, so he decided to take a shower before bed.

Meanwhile, Lucy went straight to bed from exhaustion. She had already gone to bed later than usual that night, but her sleep got interrupted too.

When Matthew got out of the shower, he saw that Lucy was already asleep, so he quietly turned off the lights and lay down beside her, holding her close as he drifted off to sleep.

...

Early the next morning, Matthew and Lucy got up to start their day.

Lucy cautiously opened the guest room door and saw that Hudson and Koven were still sleeping. Not wanting to disturb them, she headed to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for them. Meanwhile, Matthew went to the study to grab a book and settled down in the living room to read.

Lucy decided to make a simple breakfast of eggs, bread, and milk.

the unfamiliar room, then turned and saw Koven lying next to him, their faces almost touching. Startled by the sight before him, he quickly shook Koven awake. Annoyed by the shaking, Koven reluctantly opened his eyes and

sat up and rubbed his eyes, realizing that this was not his home and neither was it Hudson's. Looking around the unfamiliar room, he glanced over at Hudson. "Let's

kidnapped or something?" Koven asked

his eyes and said, "This is Matthew's place. I called him to pick us up yesterday. I don't know what happened after

pair of slippers

of them walked out and saw Matthew sitting in the

Matthew turned to look at them,

eat. Upon hearing that there was food, Hudson and

the table and walked

awkward tension, Lucy said, "Let's eat before it gets cold Mr. Xender, Koven, both of you had a lot to drink yesterday, so you should have some food to soothe your

of them quickly

who was eating silently with an ominous expression. He did not say a word throughout

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