The sound of someone pounding on the front door woke her the next morning. Despite sleeping heavily throughout the night, Annie still felt exhausted, not to mention emotionally drained.
Padding into the living room, she opened the doors to see Lord Teth standing on the other side. “It will be time to leave soon,” he told her, taking in her sleep-rumpled appearance. Unaware of the look that passed over his face, Annie nodded as she rubbed her eyes.
“Give me ten minutes.”
True to her word, she was ready in the time she’d allotted herself, although she had to forego braiding her hair. Instead she had to make do with gathering it behind the nape of her neck and tying it with a ribbon.
As he had done the day before, the guard lifted her in his arms and took off to return them to the cat
