74. Treasured

Esme’s POV

I hadn’t realized how exhausted I had been from the trip to the hospital until I got back and crashed immediately.

My nostrils flared at the smell of food that wafted into them every now and then.

“Silvan,” I grumbled, knowing that he was doing this intentionally.

“Hehe, you both are so used to playing lovebirds, you are even seeing him in your sleep now?”

I sat up, my eyes widening at the familiar voice and I lunged at her without even thinking.

“Careful there,” Ira warned inside my head and I gave her a mental eye roll before wrapping my arms around Rue.

“Rue!” up until this moment, with my arms wrapped around her, I hadn’t realized how much I missed her before now.

“I have been here for like three hours,” Rue said as she pulled me in again, allowing her sweet scent to rub all over me.

“I…” I could barely find the words to say to her and eventually, I just kept quiet and soaked in her presence.

“Silvan gave my father and brothers a royal appeal to have them release me.