Chapter 49: Playhouse
Sariah
I was still in shock after the whole ordeal. My body felt completely drained. I had been running on adrenaline alone for a while. Now, my eyelids were heavy and my head bowed. I was unsteady on my feet but I didn’t fall because Sterling kept a strong grip on me. I stopped fighting the overwhelming fatigue. I slipped into the beckoning darkness.
Sterling
Hope leapt out of Sariah’s arms the moment she fainted. I took her into my arms, carrying her bridal-style to the castle’s infirmary, with her head cradled to my chest. My mind was spinning even though my body was going through the motions.
I set my beautiful little Sariah down on one of the infirmary beds. The nurses and doctors converged on her, attaching her to all the machinery for monitoring her vita
