The first rays of the morning sun painted the castle's walls with a warm golden hue, signaling the start of a new day.
Annalise stirred in her bed, her eyes fluttering as she tried to adjust to the brightness. The outside world seemed way too warm and sunny for an early winter morning.
If she had to guess then it was definitely due to the castle's weirdness that had suddenly changed the weather from cold to warm.
Once she was fully awake, she looked around the bed and found only Kenric sleeping beside her while there was no sign of either Valerius or Damien.
She gently tried to extricate herself from the hold of her slumbering husband. But her fingertips brushed against the softness of his chest as she attempted to climb down the bed, causing him to stir.
She waited for him to return to sleep while holding her breath, trying to make no sound at all. Once she was sure that he was back to sleep, she decided to hurriedly climb down from the bed.
