When I woke up, I was sore and cold. Looking around I found I was laying in a pasture curled up to Ryder. I was on my side and he was behind me with his arm tightly wrapped around my waist.
I began to wiggle to try and get out of his grasp.
Ryder let out a growl. “If you keep doing that we will both be in trouble.”
My face had to be beat red. I could feel on my back as to what he was referring to. I went stiff and stopped moving. No further embarrassment needed to be added to this situation.
Ryder rolled over and got up. He put out his hand so I could also get up. We walked in silence back to the palace. It wasn’t an awkward silence, but I wish we could talk about something. However, my confidence wasn’t there to start the conversation.
Upon reaching our room, Ryder opened the do
