49. Sweet Bite

Nevea slept like a log until the following day. She had ignored Zach's question about her feeling and took her confused mind and heart to sleep. Zach had laughed and mocked her, but she acted like it didn't anger her, and eventually, he gave up and let her rest.

When she woke up, her wrist was finally free. She didn't know when he had decided to unbind their wrist. Maybe their conversation before she slept helped him to put a little trust in her, or perhaps he felt terrible after witnessing her having a bad dream. Or he could have a completely different reason she wasn't aware of.

Nevea moved around the room leisurely as if she owned the room. Then she went to take a bath. She was done only after ten minutes.

She wore an oversized black shirt paired with grey trousers, which she guessed belonged to Zach because they didn't smell new.

After that, she left the room and tried to look for him. This was the first time she wandered without having a pair of heavy chains on her feet or a