*Deryk
By the time I entered the room again, Sonia fully awake and sitting up in bed. I stopped at the door.
She looked up drowsily at me. Her face showing a mixture of surprise, panic and relief. I could hear her heart drumming hard in her chest.
"You are awake"
I stride across the chamber to her side while two servants dragged a trolley of specially prepared meal by me.
I saw her eyes hungrily searching the trays for some seconds then she blinked away, making me to chuckle inwardly.
She nodded slightly.
"You may leave"
The servants scurried out at my command.
Picking up a wide coral blue plate, I dished out some potatoes, grilled lamb and a handsome cut of the oxblood pie.
Coming to her side of the bed and sitting down, I motioned for her to sit up so she could have some, but
