Chapter 15

• WillowI felt a massive pounding coming from the back of my head as I gradually woke up, groaning audibly as I shifted in the soft, comfortable bed, and groggily attempted to sit up. However, as I began to wake up, the events of the past…how many ever hours, were all starting to come back to me. What happened in the clearing? How did I end up in a bed? Where was Zeke?
• The questions kept coming one after another as my brain fought to catch up, and my heart thundered furiously in my chest once I realized I was not alone.  
• Further, I was startled to notice that my left hand was being held in a rough, but surprisingly comfortable embrace. I knew I should be panicking and fighting to get away right now, but I just felt so safe and it had been a long time since I had felt the comfort of this feeling.