Chapter 6
Maggie lay in bed, watching the sun creep through the heavy curtains. She hadn’t slept, not really. There was something in the wide bed that left her feeling vulnerable. Like she was a child abandoned in the dark with monsters hiding all around. Or an imposter masquerading as a princess.
There was no scenario she could imagine in which she belonged in the big bed in the stone house, but the sheets were soft against her bare skin. Their comfort kept her pinned to the bed as the sun climbed ever higher.
As soon as she left the comforting weight of the quilt, she would have to go find Alden and Nic. Then they would have to go to the market square to try and figure out what had happened after the revelry. Questions would have to be asked, and decisions would need to be made.
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