Terena choked back a sob because her mind chose that moment to flash an image of Lerek’s smiling face behind her eyes.
Ducking her head, Terena marched inside the inn.
She took the stairs two at a time and opened the door to her room. Sliding the door closed, she turned, making out Sonah’s outline in the bed closest to the window. Terena stopped and watched Sonah for a minute before she moved to the other bed.
Sliding off her cloak, she unhooked her sword belt and unfastened the sheath at her thigh. Sitting on the bed with a sigh, she lifted her right ankle and took off the sheath for her last dagger before unlacing and kicking off her boots.
She groaned over the amount of buttons on her leggings before she finally shoved them off. She kept her stockings on but chucked her tunic to the floor beside her leggings and boots. Stifling a groan, Terena bit her lip as she settled beneath the cool sheets.
She was out within minutes.
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
Sonah’s eyes flew open. She turned onto her back and lay there, blinking up at the ceiling as she strained to hear whatever had awakened her. Only silence answered her for a few seconds. She frowned and turned back to facing the lone window in their room when she heard it again.
Was that… a moan?
Sonah sat up slowly, trying not to make a sound as she sought any movement in the room that could alert her to someone’s presence. She looked over at the mound in the other bed and stared while she waited.
Terena moaned. Longer and louder this time.
Sonah’s eyebrows shot up and her mouth dropped open as Terena shifted, moaning again, and this time she groaned out a name.
“Daris.”
Sonah’s mouth stretched into the biggest grin as she moved the sheets aside and crouched on the bed, looking over at her friend.
“Yes. Ohyes! Daris!”
Sonah’s hand flew to her mouth to stop the laugh bubbling up.
But this was too good.
Terena Luca sounded like she was having asexdream!
She bit her lower lip, thinking. Should she wake her? Should she let her… finish? Oh gods, could she even be in the same room while?—
Terena thrashed violently, her legs kicking out beneath the sheets and her arms flailed out. The armoire beside her bed caved in on itself and Sonah jumped with a yelp as a chair from across the room flew to the door.
“Please! No, don’t?—”
Sonah flew off the bed and flopped onto Terena’s just as her right arm jerked out and slapped Sonah across the head. Stars burst behind her eyes and she shook her head once before she reached out to grab hold of Terena’s arm.
“Terena! You’re having a nightmare! It’s only a dream, Ren! Wake up!”
Terena grabbed hold of Sonah’s nightshirt at the neck and pulled her close to her face, a dagger raised in her other hand.
The door burst open. Sonah flinched but didn’t look up, fearing any movement might be her last.
“What the fuck?” Rydon gasped when he took in the scene. He strode in, Croak right behind him. Gabriol stood guard at the door.
“Terena, it’s all right,” Sonah squeaked. “It’s just a dream.”
Sonah watched as Terena’s eyes focused, blinking as she came back to awareness. She yanked up the sheet and let go of Sonah. Her hand trembled and she stared at the dagger in shock. Rydon moved and Terena jolted back on the bed, her eyes wild.
Rydon put up his hands after he sheathed his sword. “It’s me.”
“And me,” Croak said as he came out from behind Rydon, mimicking his stance.
