Chapter 10
History
“Rikki?”
The sound of her name jerked her out of deep sleep. It took her a moment to remember where she was, when she heard the unmistakable sound of a door opening. Tensing, she glanced down at the foot of the bed to find Thierry standing there. “What?” she managed to mumble.
“I’m sorry. You didn’t answer when I knocked, and I was afraid…” The woman gave her an apologetic smile and held up another key card. “I let myself in to see if you were okay. Dinner’s ready. Unless you’d rather go back to sleep.”
“No. I’m coming.” She sat up, albeit a bit unsteadily, and ran a hand through her hair. The movement reminded her she was still nude and wrapped in the thermal blanket. “Give me a minute to get dressed and throw some water on my face, and I’ll be right there.”
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