Chapter 23: PREPARATION FOR THE CEREMONY
"Alpha, she is sleeping," Kynes said politely, she was still trembling at the sight of the alpha. The two of them still remembered how close they had been to losing their lives and seeing Fern everyday reminded them of what kind of fate they would have if they angered the alpha.
Zenith let Fern live, but she served as a walking reminder to the others why they should not take his silence for granted.
"She said her body ached all over and asked me to massage her," Pyllo reported in a small voice.
Zenith listened to the report, but he didn’t say anything when he entered the room and saw Dawn was sleeping, curling herself under the blanket.
At first, he didn’t understand why she was sleeping like this, but later on, he learned that she was used to hugging herself to sleep because no one comforted her whenever she felt unwell.
Zenith sat on the edge of her bed and caressed her forehead. He brushed his thumb against the wrinkle between her brows. It seemed, her nightmares intruded her sleep again.
Dawn must be very tired, because she didn’t wake up even when her dream was not pleasant, but when she opened her eyes, she found she had overslept.
"Did the Alpha come this morning?" Dawn asked Kynes, she was startled because it was already so late, but Zenith didn’t come to wake her up for their training. It had been three days since she started that hellish training of his, her body slowly adapted, though she felt her muscles ache so badly.
Pyllo and Kynes looked at each other and both of them shook their heads. "No."
The alpha didn’t come this morning, but he indeed left this morning after spending the night by her side, about which Dawn didn’t have any idea at all.
"So, there is no training for today?" Dawn beamed. She smiled so brightly, as she laid back on the bed, ready to fall back asleep. "You can go now, I want to continue sleeping." She waved her hand lazily to make them leave the room.