Chapter 280

MADELINE

I couldn’t tell how long I had been unconscious or why I had lost consciousness in the first place. The confusion lingered in my mind, but when I finally opened my eyes, everything shifted. There, sitting quietly beside me, was Alaric, his head resting on the edge of my bed.

His presence felt comforting, but there was still a fog clouding my thoughts. How had he gotten there? When had he