Chapter 291: She Didn’t Regret it
Rose couldn’t sleep, no matter how hard she tried. It didn’t help that she had been alone for quite some time now. It was not hard to realize that. After Lady Deana left, no one else had been in her room.
Thomas hadn’t returned and neither had any servants. It was a long time ago, before sunset and it had been nighttime for quite some time now.
Rose was left alone in bed with nothing but her thoughts. And they weren’t good thoughts. All she could think about were horrible things—especially after what Lady Deana had said.
She also didn’t know the current state of the crown prince. Thomas had told her he was still unconscious, and that was it. She didn’t like the gnawing feeling on her stomach.
Rose was getting out of bed before she could even think about it. She couldn’t remain lying down. She lightly held her arm—the one with the injured shoulder. Thankfully, it wasn’t more than a sprain, and she would be fine in a few days.
The worst of the pain was centered around her abdomen and sides. Ryder had been relentless when he kicked her. She froze mid-rise as she remembered that she had killed him.
She hadn’t thought about it in the moment, nor did she get a chance to dwell on it while riding the crown prince to safety but now the weight of it came crashing down on her.
Rose sat back down on the bed. She didn’t regret it. She would probably do the same thing again if the circumstances repeated themselves. If she hadn’t stopped him, something told her he would have killed the crown prince and her too.
Rose winced at the image of Ryder’s bloodied head and the final moment when she had dropped the stone onto it. Rose took a deep breath and pushed the memory aside. The dead man was the least of her worries. She was just glad they had gotten out of the situation alive. She hoped the crown prince was fine. She was gravely worried.
Rose glanced at the door and pushed herself out of bed, heading straight for it. She opened it and looked around. She had half expected to see guards standing right outside, but surprisingly, the hallway was empty.