Chapter 42 Surprise

• Cayson watches as the other men leave, going back to the witches house he sits back, falling asleep quickly after everyone has gone to bed. While he sleeps, he could swear he hears movement around him; his body trying to get up but unable to as everything goes quiet again.
• “Cayson?” He hears Aileen’s voice as her hands shake him slightly; opening his eyes he looks at her confused. “Let’s get to bed, today has been long.” Kissing him she walks to their room, Cayson following her feeling bewildered if anything. He’s almost sure he heard her moving around before she woke him up. Too tired to even consider it right now, he finds himself falling asleep again, only this time his arms are wrapped tightly around Aileen, their breathing slowly becoming gentler as they drift off in harmony.
• Aileen and Cayson find the week passing by quicker than any other as they concentrate on the wedding. Cayson hasn’t heard anything about Camille or if she has been seen since she went to the Monventla, which he assumes means no-one has heard anything. It’s morning now, and he’s sitting on the bed he usually shares with Aileen; her side pristine against his ruffled, slept-in sheets. He looks around the room, taking a deep breath as he meets his own gaze in the mirror, hair parted and combed neatly to match the spotless suit that hangs on the back of the door. The door opens as Gwenael walks in, smiling.