The Calling of Caellaias (The Kingdom of Caellaias Book 1) by Mikaelynn Rose

Author:Mikaelynn Rose [Rose, Mikaelynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-07-03T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter sixteen

Anevae

Heavy pounding woke me from a deep sleep, and confusion rolled over me as I tried to figure out where it was coming from. I rolled over and opened my eyes just as a wave of nausea overcame me. My head spun, and I felt disoriented and groggy. Closing my eyes again, I lay there for a couple more minutes, willing my stomach to calm, but the pounding continued. Once I felt a little better, I sat up. Looking toward the stairs, I heard the pounding continue again and realized where it was coming from. Someone was pounding on my front door. Why? Who could it be? Throwing the covers off, I stomped downstairs to check things out. To my surprise, Maeyve stood on the other side of the door, eyes wide, breathing heavily, and hair a mess.

“Oh, thank goodness. I was so worried about you!” she said, breathing a sigh of relief.

Still feeling quite groggy, I rubbed my eyes and glared at her. “Why on earth are you pounding on my door?” Peering around her, I noticed the sun was already pretty high in the sky. “Wait… What time is it?”

She cocked her head slightly as she answered, “It's just after 9 a.m. I've been knocking on the door for over half an hour. I was half tempted to break it down if you didn't answer in the next few minutes. Are you okay? Did you just wake up?”

As I listened to her talk, my head began spinning again. Closing my eyes, I covered them with one hand and held onto the door frame with the other. As I tried to breathe through it, I responded harsher than intended, “Yes, I just woke up. And I really don't feel that well right now. You still didn't answer my question as to why you've been pounding on my door.”

“I tried texting you several times to see if you had plans for the day, and when you didn't answer, I tried calling you. After calling you multiple times with no answer, I had this horrible feeling, so I rushed to check on you. Seeing your car in the driveway scared me even more because it meant you were home. Did you not hear your phone?”

“I haven't heard my phone ring at all this morning!”

She shook her head and pointed at the stairs, “If you don't believe me, go get it.” When I didn't move, she huffed and looked behind me. “Did you go to the store yesterday?”

“Um, yeah. I met my sister in town, and we went together. Why?”

Without a response, she strode into the house, heading straight for the kitchen. Slamming the door, I trailed her. “Where on earth are you going?”

As she turned to face me, her eyes glowed bright orange again. “You just woke up, so I know you haven't eaten yet. I want to make you something to eat. Is that okay?” she asked, her tone agitated.

My mouth fell open. “Um, you don't have to do that.

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