Chapter 57

MELVIN’S POV

By the time I started to feel my body wake up, I could already hear the cock crow. I stretched my hand out to my side to feel Ariel but my hand landed on an empty bed space.

I turned my head to my side and slowly opened my eyes but nobody was there.

The sunlight coming through the window made me squint. I put my arm over my eyes to shield them from the sun.

I turned my head away from the sunlight and faced the ceiling but when I removed my arms from shielding my eyes, I was met by Niko’s face with his signature scowl.

“Good morning, Your Highness,” he said to my face.

I hurriedly jumped off the bed to the other side. I landed on the floor and crawled further away from the bed.

I turned to look at Niko, staying glued to the floor, “Jeez! What the hell, Niko?!” I roared at him.

Niko straightened himself up and walked around the bed to cross over to the side I was on.

“Welcome back to the land of the living, Your Highness,” he said, still maintaining a calm demeanor.

I frown