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I was too drained to care just then And too cold I gripped the handle of the nearest door to me and was relieved when it opened into a s cot in one corner, a sh the closet and found a towel Stripping out of my wet clothes, I dried myself I found clean clothes in one of the drawers--pants and a shirt They were both too large forinmy hair up in the towel, I lay down on the cot and curled up in a ball

Moht of everyone as dear to me in The Shade Please, please be safe I prayed that the witch was lying Caleb had see, that was torturous

I shutup withinme alive I should have been et those two black witches off our tail But my mind was too distracted by other worries

After an hour or so, I heard the click of a door I crept to htly to peer out Annora had left the control roo into another cabin, where she shut the door behind her

I lay back down in bed, heaving a sigh

I didn’t knohether Caleb had asked her to leave, or if she had left of her own accord Somehow, I doubted the latter

Chapter 2: Vivienne

"Promise me, Vivienne, that you won’t feel bad while you’re away I want you to enjoy yourself and not think about us Can you promise me that?"

As Xavier and I entered the lobby of our hotel, h my head I’d promised hi in the world

Given that ere trying to get away fro it, Xavier suggested we go soested Santorini, Greece Neither of us had been there before, but we’d heard that it was a popular honeymoon destination I wasn’t picky about where we ended up My husband was all I wanted But now that we’d arrived in Santorini, I could certainly see how it had earned its reputation

Xavier insisted we stay in the ht at the top of the pristine white building Thewith two es

I drew a breath as we entered the suite Although the interiors were spacious and beautiful, my eyes were drawn to the balcony I took offthe blinds to allow the evening sun to enter the room I opened the doors and walked outside onto the terracotta-floored veranda, war infinity pool to my left, a table for tith candles and a pretty flower arrange out all around us, was a vision so eye-wateringly beautiful I could barely believe ere still on earth The sea was the most brilliant blue I had ever seen Perhaps only Derek’s eyes could rival it And the sky… there was not a single cloud in sight as the sun began its descent behind the horizon I guessed that this place could even give The Sanctuary a run for itsto do," theas he eyed our pale skin

Xavier and I exchanged glances and chuckled The s by the queen-sized bed before they headed for the exit