"Kyra." A familiar voice rouses me from the haze of sleep. My eyes slowly come open to find Jake peering down at me, his brows furrowed in concern. It takes me a moment to get out of the haze and the full weight of my exhaustion crashes into me, along with memories of the event leading up to my present situation.In a flash, I sit up, grabbing the covers closer to my chest, which is the only piece of clothing keeping me decent. Jake is unfazed by my actions and instead proceeds to question me. "Kyra... what happened here?" He asks.From his appearance, I can tell Jake only just returned from whatever business took him away with Top and Rhett. I am not certain what time of the day it is but I know it is pretty late, if the chirping of crickets are anything to go by.Which means, I have been asleep for a few hours, and sometime within those hours, Alaric must have left. I do not bother glancing to the side of my bed where he should have been, the moment the memories came rushing back, t
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