Chapter 317

I barely sleep the rest of the night.

The next morning, Axel unlocks the door carly, but I don’t immediately get out of bed.

I’m not sure if I have the energy or will to face the day.

I wonder what Axel will do if I turn the tables on him and refuse to leave my bedroom, so whether he locks the door or not becomes pointless.

Around mid–morning, there’s a knock on the door.

I don’t answer, even though I doubt it’s Axel.

He wouldn’t knock. He would just barge right in.

The door swings open a few seconds later and Jessica walks in, carrying a tray with what looks like breakfast on it.

“Good morning,” she says in a soft voice, sending me a hesitant smile, as if unsure of her welcome.

Oh great, now even Jessica is tiptoeing around me.

“Does the entire pack know I’m a nutjob who needs to be locked up in her room?” I ask, pulling a blanket over my head.

I hear the sounds of Jessica setting the tray onto the nightstand next to my bed, then a second later the mattress dips and Jessica tugs the blankets away from my face.

says, and now her expression

as I

has brought me and realize I’m

help that I missed dinner last

and settle it on my lap as Jessica smiles in

you haven’t lost your appetite,” she says as

held captive, eating becomes about survival, especially if

to eat whether I had any appetite

think what’s happening to me is okay,”

and glances

your own

something she’s reciting, rather than

I got home,” I reply, trying to choose my words carefully. “But

it’s not fair, because actually, I do kind of sound like a whiny

can see that she does care about what happens

my best

if he is your brother, we can’t go against what he says. And maybe I haven’t always

stare down at my partially eaten

I shouldn’t have attacked Leah…at least

Jessica doesn’t understand everything I went

locked away,” I say instead of answering Jessica’s statement. “I can’t be locked up in this bedroom all the time. I need to

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