Ruby POV:
I woke up with horrible pain in my neck. I had fallen asleep sitting down beside Natalie with my head resting on the edge of the bed.
I stared at her for a moment before getting up and stretching. My clothes felt stiff and I was just about done with how horrible I smelled. Mathieu had said Xavier and Axel were okay and I doubt they would mind if I took a shower before looking for them.
It must have taken an hour for me to scrub my body and hair clean. The floor of the shower was black by the time I finished. Once out of the shower, however, I felt refreshed. I dried my hair with a towel and did a single braid down my back before searching the house for Xavier.
He wasn't on the second floor and as I walked through the halls on the third floor, stepping over ripped paintings an
