Chapter 46 Changing

The sun had long set by the time Rosette pried her eyes open again. Kyle had the balcony door open, and she could see him standing outside, surveying the dark forest. He had a pair of pants slung low over his hips, but his muscular back was bare. He looked...edible. Hesitantly, she moved one leg and then the other. The pain she had been expecting wasn't there. She slid out of the bed and walked towards the open balcony, coming to rest beside Kyle.

"How long were we asleep?" she asked him.

"You, love, have been asleep almost a week, which is a good sign. It means the changing will probably start soon. I'm glad you are awake now. I've missed you."

"A week?" Rosette shrieked. "Is that normal?"

She prayed she hadn't been pooping and peeing in their bed all week. She'd seen bed-bound hospital patients. It got nasty really quick. She stuttered so badly she could barely ask him about it.

"No," he laughed. "It was more like you were hibernating."

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