C293 People Outside the Window in the Middle of the Night

He was looking back at the pavilion's dinner and did not return.

The children were also not in my bedroom. It was quiet, only me and him facing each other.

The candlelight flickered and they each took a book to read.

I couldn't stand being sleepy, so I nodded and he snatched my book away. "Go to bed," he said.

"I'm not sleepy." I laughed and wrenched myself. The pain made me gasp