Alyssa's POV
The last five days have been a complete blur to me.
Paula had taken us to her house and put us up there for the meantime. Since she didn't live and work in the castle, she wouldn't be a suspect. The perfect opportunity to help hide us away for now, even if her house was tiny and cramped.
It was more of a cottage really. It had two bedrooms and was on the edge of the forest. There were flowers growing in the flower beds out front and most of the house was made from various woods with a tin roof. Even though it was small, it was comfortable and it was safe.
I had begged for Elianna and Mason to take the spare bedroom as it didn't make sense for me to take up the whole queen bed by myself. I also didn't want Paula to have to sleep on the couch, so I took the couch and it w
