Chapter 335
Chapter 335
Silas’s POV
“Starting tonight… is that okay?” I asked, my voice lower than usual, barely above a whisper.
Freya’s eyes lifted, questioning. “Tonight?”
I nodded. “I haven’t had a proper night’s sleep in days.” I bent slightly forward, letting my head rest lightly on her shoulder. My voice was hoarse, weighted with exhaustion. “Freya… I won’t do anything. I just… want to sleep properly for once.”
She hesitated for a heartbeat, then nodded. “Alright. Tonight, then. You can sleep here. But I don’t have your sleepwear–so you’ll have to prepare your own.”
I gave a faint smirk and reached for my phone. With a quick call, I summoned Wren. Within fifteen minutes, he arrived with a suitcase in hand.
“This is some of Master Whitmor’s essentials and clothing,” Wren said, placing the bag down neatly.
As Freya saw him out, Wren handed her a small bottle. “This is Master Whitmor’s medication. If he still cannot sleep here, let him take it—but no more than five pills at a time. Make sure he doesn’t exceed the dosage.”
I caught her gaze lingering on the bottle. “Does he… often take more?”
Wren’s expression tightened. “On nights when insomnia agitates him, he sometimes overindulges. Hence, this precaution.”
I remained silent, only letting a small sigh escape. I’d almost forgotten just how restless I’d become these past few weeks–my nights riddled with shadows and unease, my body craving relief but my mind refusing rest.
After Wren left, Freya carried the bottle back to the bedroom. I had just finished my shower, the warm water lingering on my skin, the sensation of clean, damp hair brushing against my neck. Slipping into my sleepwear, I felt the old familiar pull of routine–a memory I hadn’t realized I’d missed so much. The way Freya would watch, quiet and observant, as I readied for bed. How our shared silence used to fill the room with unspoken comfort.
My eyes flicked to the bottle in her hand. She said. “Wren was worried you still couldn’t sleep here. Thought you might need it, just in case.” She rotated the bottle in her hands, reading the label carefully. I noticed her furrowed brows–the subtle tension of someone who cares.
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I exhaled slowly, closing my eyes for a moment. She was right. I had helped her–yes–but’the truth was, in doing so, I was also protecting my own heart. I wanted her safe. I wanted her brother found. I wanted to keep her in the world, not just for duty, but because a part of me had never truly let her go.
“You’ve done enough for me already,” I said quietly. “But if my insomnia is a problem… I’ll need you closer than ever.”
Freya’s lips parted slightly, a breathless hesitation in her eyes. “If being near me can really help… then while we’re here, you can stay in my room. Sleep here.”
I blinked, a flicker of disbelief mingling with relief. “You mean it?”
She met my gaze evenly. “Yes. If this is what you need… it’s what I’ll do.”
I stepped closer, feeling the subtle heat of her presence wrap around me like a shield. The tension of sleepless nights–the nights where the dark clawed at my mind, when the shadows felt alive, pressing against my skull–began to ease.
I lifted my hand to the wooden–jasper bracelet she had given me. My thumb brushed the smooth surface, kissing the wood lightly. Every time I struggled to find sleep, this token became my anchor. Imagining it as a surrogate for her hand, imagining her presence beside me… it allowed me a fraction of peace.


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