Chapter 69: First Stepping Stone

I was struggling to breath like I was being strangled by a giant snake. I awoke and felt like a heavy weight pinned me down.

'Oh, it's just Renaud holding me.' I shifted under his arm and moved in closer to his chest. I rubbed my hand up to his neck and ran my thumb along his jawline. 'Wait…' I blinked myself awake. 'I'm not dreaming.' I look up and see a familiar face. He slept soundly, his face peaceful and a huge scar ran across his face.

"AH!" I scrambled out of bed and pulled the blanket over myself as if I was naked. I wasn't, but I felt completely naked and my face burned like it was stuck into the fire.

He jerked awake and pulled a dagger out of…I don't know where.

He looked around, still half asleep and locked his eyes on me, in the dim candlelight. He blinked wildly, with a bewildered look. "What happened? Are you okay?" He said, like this wasn't questionable at all.