*Daphne*

I woke up to Rion shaking me awake the next morning. It was still before dawn and dark enough to see a few of the stars in the gray sky. I shivered in the cold as I looked up and saw the tips of the trees, then remembered I was back in the woods.

I groaned, already missing the bed that I had grown so accustomed to. It had been so cozy sleeping in the house, and the woods seemed so uncomfortable in comparison.

“Come on.” He shook me again. ...