The Beast by Vivian Wood

Author:Vivian Wood [Wood, Vivian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Vivian Veritas LLC

Chapter Eleven

I come bounding down the many castle stairs, my stomach giving a loud grumble. Last night we had leftovers for dinner and none of the leftovers were particularly appealing to me. So I am extra hungry this morning, even knowing that I will probably have to fend for myself because Mrs. Wolf is spending the weekend with her family.

Specifically, I have bacon and eggs on my mind. Ever since I got here, it’s been granola or muesli for breakfast. But I asked Mrs. Wolf very nicely to get these items for me and they should be in the refrigerator somewhere.

My heart races as I work my way through the darkened rooms. It’s still early, about four thirty in the morning, and no one else is up. Which is fine by me because I don’t exactly want to let Keir see me stuffing my face with fatty bacon and high calorie eggs. I can admit to myself that he probably doesn’t care at all, but I care. I’ll be damned if I let him see me making bad choices for my healing body.

I practically break the kitchen door down when I bust through it. To my surprise, the light is on and there is a slim brunette figure sticking her head in the fridge. At the sound of my entrance, she looks up at me with a grin.

“Saffron!” I exclaim. “I didn’t even know you were here! When did you get in?”

She closes the refrigerator doors and pulls a face. “A few hours ago. My schedule is all screwed up from finals week right now. So I woke up at the crack of two AM and drove out here.”

“Oh. Gotcha. Well, I’m glad to see you even though it’s maybe the literal middle of the night.”

She squints at me. “Yeah, it is very early. What are you doing up?”

I wrinkle my nose. “I’ve been dreaming about eating eggs and bacon for days now. Mrs. Wolf promised me that she would get me some bacon so… I guess I am up early to indulge myself in a big high calorie breakfast.”

I’m not sure how Saffron will respond to it, but she immediately lights up like I’ve just told her really great news.

“That’s amazing! You should definitely be treating yourself. Do you mind if I join you?”

I feel myself blush but I just nod my head. “Sure. The more the merrier, I guess.”

Heading over to the fridge, I pull out the ingredients that I will need: eggs, milk, cheese, bacon, and a little butter. Saffron makes herself useful by putting a heavy cast-iron skillet on the stove and turning on one of the burners. I hunt around in the pantry for a mixing bowl and salt and pepper, then crack a few eggs into the bowl and mix it all up with a fork.

Saffron lays strips of bacon out in the frying pan and then sets out another smaller sauce pan for the eggs. She lights the burner and then adds a little butter to the pan.

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