Chapter 72
~ Hailey ~
“How did I get here?” I asked Nathaniel, my voice still a little hoarse as I shifted under the duvet. My head felt heavy, like my thoughts were moving through fog. Nathaniel was still sitting on the edge of my bed, one ankle resting casually over his knee, watching me with an expression I couldn’t quite read. Not amused. Not worried. Something in between, carefully guarded.
He shifted slightly, the mattress dipping beneath his weight. “Navine found you and brought you here.”
“Navine?” The name slipped out before I could stop it. Softer. More curious than I intended. More revealing.
“Yes, I can’t believe it either,” Nathaniel said, his usual enthusiasm creeping back into his voice like a familiar mask sliding into place. The corner of his mouth lifted, that tradem
