(Ariel's POV)
I stirred in my sleep as I woke to the sound of frantic footsteps echoing through the corridors, disturbing my sleep.
After that wild encounter with Elijah I was exhausted and slept until the next morning, I would rather not be disturbed! But I couldn't even rest for a bit.
I rolled and groaned as the noise kept becoming louder. “What's going on?” I mumbled as I squinted my eyes open.
My head pounded, and my body felt heavy with fatigue as I tried to pull myself out of bed. “What was all this commotion?” I wondered as I turned the door knob.
I stumbled into the hall, two maids rushed past as they discussed something, their arms full of linens.
“Hello, wait—what’s going on?” I called after her, my voice still raspy with sleep.
The two maids stopped and t
