Hannah
I let out a long, shuddering sigh as I closed the bedroom door behind me, leaning back against the cool wood for a moment.
Goddess, I felt utterly drained—like all the energy had been sapped straight out of me. Which, I supposed, wasn’t too far from the truth considering how violently ill I had been feeling all day. I had been on the move all day at the orphanage, and hadn’t kept a single bite of food down.
Pushing away from the door, I trudged across the plush carpet of the bedroom, just longing for a hot bath and the softness of my bed. I stopped short, however, when I caught a glimpse of my reflection in the floor-length mirror against the wall.
I turned to face the mirror, my brow furrowing slightly as I studied my appearance. My cheeks looked a little hollow, m
