CHAPTER 114

Consequences

Pov: Maddison

I was just stepping out of the bathroom, wrapped in a fluffy white towel, my hair and body, damp from the shower when the door flew open and Winston swooped in, worried out of his mind, his eyes unsettled and frantic, his body, pulsing with unspent energy.

He barrelled into the room, looking around frantically, his voice dripping in urgency. "Maddie! Maddison, where are you?!"

"Winston?" I asked, confused.

His entire body froze at my voice. He turned around and saw me standing at a corner of the room, in his blindspot and his shoulders sagged with relief.

"Maddie, god!" He cried in relief, walking over to me and sweeping me into his strong, strong arms.

I sank into his embrace, clutching at his arm and he held me in place, sighing into my hair.

"God, I was so worried!" He breathed, his breathing uneven, his voice hoarse, "I almost tore down the forest trying to find you. I thought I told you to stay there?"

My heart set out like a siren at the awful, awful m