Chapter 6

Amaryllis

My head still hurts. I can’t move. Why can’t I move? I don’t want to move. Why don’t I want to move? I can’t open my eyes. Not yet. I feel warm. The warmth feels so welcoming. Am I dying? I try to wiggle a little bit to convince my mind of my own physical state. I manage to move about an inch and realize I am alive. I am alive and touching someone. I start to hear a very faint sound. The sound is constant and makes my head spin. I try to speak but I can’t. My head hurts too much. I manage to gegra whine to come out of my throat. I felt a hand stroke my hair.

“turn the music off Cam.”

A deep male voice surrounded me. I started to become more aware. I was covered with a fabric I wasn’t used to. I wanted to go back to sleep in the warmth.

I couldn’t focus my eyes much, but I could see the man that was holding me was strong. His face looked like it belonged to a god. I couldn’t see many details but what I could see made me smile. His hands felt reassuring on my body and he cradled me. I could tell he was happy and I had the urge to hold him closer to me.

“Baby, my name is Rowan. You are safe.”

Safe? I’m ... safe? Why is he calling me Baby?

“It hurts.” I managed to whisper

“Rest baby, we will be home soon”

Home? I have a home?

I stopped fighting my dazed state. My eyes shut again. Surrounded by the new warmth I felt with his words. I fell back asleep.