Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 102

Feeling as if she was sleeping right next to a raging fireplace, Larissa couldn’t sleep well the entire night. Kevan stopped having nightmares, but he breathed a little heavily–maybe he had a stully nose. It rained on the mountain that night but it wasn’t heavy. The raindrops pattered against the transparent glass ceiling, and Larissa couldn’t sleep from the noise.

She stared up at the sky absent–mindedly. The stars were obscured by the rain and she could only see their faint light Later on, the rain tumed to snow. The glass slowly became covered up with a sheet of white until not a single glint of light could shine through. Enveloped in darkness, Larissa lost track of time. By the time Kevan woke up and she was finally freed, it was already 9 am

Kevan was slightly confused when the first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was Larissa’s face. He stared at her blankly. However, Larissa acted as if nothing had happened and pushed his arms away calmly. She took the thermometer from the headboard and said, Let’s check your temperature.”

His throat was very hoarse and his voice sounded much deeper than usual. “You slept here the entire night?” he

the thermometer under his armpit. She explained mildly. “You were having a nightmare and mistook me for someone else. You hugged me without

the same dream and could even narrate the storyline perfectly from the start till the end. He had mistaken her for someone else?

you hungry? Do you feel like

the previous night and hunger gnawed at his

said, “Bring

Kevan asked. “Two bowls?”

hungry

you didn’t like porridge?”

like porridge? She had always preferred savory food and disliked bland food like porridge. Even so, she wasn’t a picky eater, so not many people knew her favorites. Including Travis.