Chapter 14 - Rose

Upon reaching Alec's room, Rose immediately noticed that something was wrong. He still appeared to be lying in exactly the same position she'd left him in, although Jullian had left a sandwich and a note on the desk beside the bed, presumably advising him that he had to leave on Aaron's orders.

Even without knowing exactly why she had that exasperating feeling when she saw his small sleeping body huddled between the sheets, Rose went to the door and opened the curtains a little, to let the last rays of afternoon sun light up the room a little more, figuring that a little light would help him get a little excited, when he woke up. Then she finally set the plateful of cookies down beside her, hoping the appetizing smell would also help wake him up, and sat down on the edge of Alec's bed, touching the part of the thick sheets that lay right over his arms. from him.

“Hey, Alec. It's me, Rose. Guess what, I finally got permission to bake cookies.” she told him, in a gentle whisper,