Chapter 18
Zayne looked out one of the windows in his bedroom toward the mountain Rose had come from. He still could not believe that she had pushed herself to walk from the brothel to reach his camp overnight.
Rose had to have been going without any rest since it wasn’t easy for anyone to reach here during that time if they were stopping to rest.
She looked exhausted and while she wasn’t the thinnest person he had ever seen, she looked like she could use a feast to give her the strength she needed to continue to wherever she was heading.
To think there was someone here who impressed him and it wasn’t the king he was yet to meet with. This land did have its surprises.
Zayne moved away from the window to search for an extra map he should have in the room. He was curious about where Rose planned to go from here or how long she could hide from Graham. While it wasn’t his business to care about, he didn’t want her to go back to Graham because the man annoyed him so Zayne wanted Graham to lose what he liked.
Zayne found the map tucked among books and picked it up. He could have a maid send it but Rose might like a familiar face. She should have gotten cleaned up by now and had her food sent to her.
Zayne left the room to see what the little runner was up to. If she was already plotting to sneak out of here when she wasn’t a prisoner.
Rose’s room wasn’t far from his so he reached there quickly. Lucy, who was the one to volunteer to guard her, wasn’t standing outside the door.
Zayne knocked and then awaited an answer. There was silence on the other side so he knocked again in case she missed the first time. Zayne grew suspicious that she might have sneaked out even though he had warned her that it wasn’t safe to do so.