Dominick awoke to a dull, throbbing ache that settled deep behind his eyes and across his muscles. Yet, the instant his mind flickered to Juniper, the mundane pain receded, swallowed by a familiar, far more agonizing memory.
The pain she gave him was much more severe. He simply rested his head against the cushioned headboard, allowing himself a moment of quiet, aching nostalgia for the good old days that now felt impossibly distant and gilded with lies.
Suddenly, he recalled about entering the cursed forest yesterday. "Cas saved me," he murmured. "But how?" A deep frown creased his forehead.
Shaking off his head, Dominick pushed himself out of the bed. He went first to the washroom and freshened up. After having a cold shower, he dressed in a fresh attire and immediately set off to find Casaio.
As he reached the chamber, a servant nodded and led his way in.
