Chapter 28: Unexpected Promotion
After showering and changing into my nightgown, I sat alone on my bed and stared at the moon outside my window. Just as the nights before, the moonlight shone through the window into my bedroom.
‘Beware of wolves...’
A spooky feeling overcame me, and my skin crawled when I recalled Prince Darius’s warning. Did he know a wild wolf was roaming around the palace...or...?
Even though I was tired, I was worried about seeing that beast again from my window. However, what were the odds of that beast resting beneath my balcony two nights in a row?
Almost zero.
I closed the curtain and switched off the lights with determination to get a night of sound and peaceful sleep. I lay on my bed and closed my eyes tightly as I tried to relax. Thanks to the doctor’s caring attention and the medicine he applied to my cuts, my wounds did not hurt at all, and I was sure they would heal in no time.
That night, I dreamt that Prince Leonard revisited me. However, this time, he did not touch me or speak. The prince just sat on the side of my bed as his blue eyes watched me sleep. Although I knew it was just a dream, it felt natural. I couldn’t move my body; however, it truly felt like I could touch him if I reached my hand out towards him.
He was so close...
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