Chapter 25

• Ayla
• I blinked. Sunlight streamed through a window. Not the fancy window of my New York hotel room. Here it looked more fictional. From the wall length windows to the silk bed sheet. I was still here. Still in the Trueblood pack castle. I was lying in the bed in the room Rex had given me.
• A wave of relief washed over me. Last night had been… intense. Confusing. I wasn’t sure what to make of it. It took me a while before I eventually fell asleep. Part of me thought I’d wake back up in the hotel and continue with my life.