Sixteen

SAD NEWS

Beatrice's POV

I woke up this morning to check up on Reginald because of the way things ended last night. I knew he was angry with me. Most times he has a hard time sleeping under tension so I decided to check up on him if he could catch some sleep.

To my surprise, I met an empty bed. He should have been in that bed sleeping or tossing under the covers. Any of those two but I stood there dazed for a bit before raising an alarm.

I was afraid. Had he gone during the night? Did he leave after all my pleadings? Reginald can be very stubborn especially when it comes to Avery. He could have left. I should have stayed back in his room last night to prevent this.

I prayed hard that it was all a lie because that would mean I wouldn't see my husband again for the rest of my life. There was no way he would go to Blessingstoke and come back alive.

There was little one man could do against many beasts. Didn't Reginald think this through? I hoped my thoughts weren't real. Because if they