Chapter 93

~ Daciana’s POV

My eyes fluttered open, and a jolt of surprise shot through me as I checked the time. Only an hour had passed since I drifted off. Exhaustion clawed at me, but sleep stubbornly refused to return. Tossing and turning like a leaf in a storm, I realized sleep was a lost cause.

Craving fresh air to clear my head, I stumbled towards the door. But as I reached for the knob, a sight stopped me dead in my tracks. Hazel's guards, the same ones who shadowed her every move – stood vigilantly outside my room.

My heart thumped a frantic rhythm against my ribs. Privacy felt like a distant dream. Even if I begged them to look the other way for a few minutes, I knew it would be a fruitless effort. These guards were as loyal as guard dogs, and the thought of them watching my every move filled me with a suffocating sense of claustrophobia.

Feeling trapped and more restless than ever, I retreated back into the confines of my room. Sleep was out of the question, and with Hazel's watchful