When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Bewildered, I asked, “Are you being held captive here, too?”

“Ha! How naive,” the woman mocked before telling the bodyguard. “Head in. The doctor is waiting for you.”

“We’ll leave her with you.” With that, the woman followed the bodyguard upstairs.

Once they left, we were left alone in the hall. The maid had already shut the door. It was much quiet without the howling wind.

“Come with me,” said Marcus. He walked up another flight of stairs.

Curious, I went after him obediently.

There were many rooms on the second floor. Marcus led me down the hallway and came to a stop when we reached the end. He opened the door on the right and stepped aside. “This is your room. Have a good rest tonight.”

I stepped in and studied the surroundings. There were candles lighting up the huge room. I immediately spotted a laptop beside the bed which seemed out of place in this castle.

Hearing the footsteps behind me, I turned and called out, “Wait a minute!”

bigger than me. Even his shadow swallowed mine whole, so my action

to say?” I looked

above me icily. “What do

off. He knew what I meant, but pretended to be clueless. I didn’t know why he

familiar with the

your son’s current condition there. If

glance at the laptop. It

hint of frustration

risked my life for my son’s sake, but I also

and muttered, “Why did you

heavy silence hung in the air, safe for the crackling

while, Marcus spoke. “You’re exhausted. Go to

uttered frantically, but

away and soon reached the other end of the hallway. Without looking back, he entered the first room on the left and shut the

as though he was trying to draw a line between us. I felt annoyed at

safety was of utmost importance. I dashed back