Chapter 012 Distant voice

Rylee

Yesterday, Carl and Ruth dropped me off at the bedroom and left. They told me to wait for Alvar. I didn’t dare touch anything in the room and only went to the bathroom. I sat on the bed and anxiously waited for him. I don't know when I fell asleep.

I slept so much that when I wake up, it was the next afternoon. I remember sleeping in the corner but woke up in the middle of the bed. I sleep super comfortably, except my butt feels a bit numb.

Strange.

Not seeing the owner of the room relieves me.

Afternoon sunlight pours into the room through the floor-to-ceiling windows. I get out of bed, step over the black plush carpet, and push open the balcony door. The breeze blows through, ruffling the curtains and sweeping my face, lifting the gloom from my heart. I go out onto the balcony. The view here shows a small patch of lawn. Not far from it are cliffs, and below the cliffs is the sea.

There are guards on three sides of the Gonzales Mansion but not on the side near the cliffs. Maybe