Chapter 59

Iris

A knock on the door riled me up from my not-so-peaceful sleep. I yawned and leaned on the bedrest, irritated by the knock. It had better not be Hazel because even though I loved her more than my sister, I needed time to process my present predicament.

"Come in, please," I answered groggily and reached for the jar of water on the bed stand.

The door was pushed open and Hegar came in, already dressed up for the day. "Greetings, My lady. Did you have a good sleep?"

I pinched my forehead in a bid to relieve myself of the banging headache that grew in my head....