Chapter 58: Chapter 58"I might have overdid it tonight," Rose said, moving sluggishly because of how full she was. "But it was all so good. You have two talents. Cooking and dressmaking."

    "I’ve also been told that I am good at baking. My husband used to love the bread I baked and the cake I prepared for his birthday. I am thinking of making desserts for Zayne’s dinner, but I must ask him if he is fond of sweets. I will ask in the morning and then go to the market," said Janice.

    She continued, "The ingredients for dessert will be a little more expensive than everything else I use for dinner aside from the meat so I can’t give you a lot but I will put aside a piece for you. If there is anything you need, please give me the list after breakfast."

    Rose was excited to think about what she wanted from the market but the realisation that she wouldn’t be able to write the list ruined it. "I don’t need anything from the market. I will wake early in the morning to help you with preparing dinner."

    "Are you certain you don’t need anything? You mentioned wanting to practise learning how to make a dress and some fruits you wanted to have. Do you not need them anymore?" Janice asked.

    Rose shook her head. "There are plenty of fruits behind the house and Zayne said we could have them. I am too busy to try making dresses now."

    "I see. Well, I will still buy something if I can remember what you need. My mind is in the clouds these days and I end up forgetting something. You can go to bed now. You had a long day at work and you were so kind to help me clean up. Good night, Rose."

    "Good night," Rose bid goodbye to Janice.

    Zayne had already retired to his room so Rose did not need to worry about serving him.

    Just as Rose was going up to the second floor, she thought about the guards outside. It was going to get colder the later it became and though Zayne said they were fine, she couldn’t help thinking they were not.

    Rose made a quick detour to where she placed the extra blankets and then went outside to give the guards.

    "What is it now?" Brian asked when he noticed her coming toward them. It was after dinner now so shouldn’t the act stop?

    Rose placed the blankets on the small wall where they stood. "It might be too cold for you to be without blankets. Good night."

    With them having the blankets, Rose turned around to go back inside before they could criticise her. Her dress wasn’t enough to shield her from the cold air.

    She returned inside and made her way up to the second floor. Just before she entered her room, she looked at Zayne’s door. He should be resting by now.

    Tomorrow if he didn’t have other work to do, she would have her first lesson. He should rest well since there was much to do in the morning.

    Rose entered her room, ready to make another step in their deal for her to sleep on the bed. She gave it her all to rest on the bed longer than she did the previous night but then took her spot to the side of it. S~ea??h the N?velFire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    Hours passed since dinner and Zayne found himself awake in the middle of the night. He was certain he could still hear the cries of the little bird Rose had put back in its nest. Either the bird or Zayne needed to be put out of their misery and if Zayne couldn’t get any sleep, it would not be he who had to worry.

    Zayne sat up from his bed to find something to occupy himself with before going back to sleep. It was times like this when he could check to be certain there was no way for someone to easily get inside.

    Just as he passed by a window, Zayne saw something or someone moving down below and it wasn’t one of his guards. Had it just been him and the guards, he would think it was a ghost but he knew who would still be awake at this hour.

    Zayne moved away from the window, taking the shirt he had worn to dinner with him and headed outside what was troubling Rose now.

    As he neared Rose outside, he could see her trembling but she didn’t make any effort to return inside where it was warm.

    "Rose," Zayne said to get her attention and then placed the shirt over her shoulders now that she knew he was present. "It is late and it is cold."

    Rose was surprised to see Zayne outside. No one had ever joined her when she came outside at this hour. The guards would see her and leave her alone once they saw that she was not anyone dangerous. She was quiet on her way out to not wake Janice.

    Rose slipped Zayne’s shirt from her shoulder and handed it to him. The night was cold and Zayne was standing before her without a shirt. How could she take his shirt now? "You should take it back and go inside."

    "Not until you tell me why you are outside at this time and accompany me back inside. Is your room not to your liking or do you not like this house?" Zayne asked.

    "How could I not like it here? This is far greater than where I have stayed before. It is only that there are hours when I find myself unable to sleep. I must get up to check where I am or if there is anyone around. Other times I cannot sleep because I fear when I close my eyes, I will wake up back in the brothel," Rose revealed.

    Life was going so well for her that she was starting to feel like it was a dream that she had yet to wake up from.

    One night it might happen that her dreams would come back to an end and she would find herself back to the moment Graham was killing her guard or back to when Jonathan had entered her room. It felt wrong that her life was going well.

    "I come out here during that time because the sky is pretty. If only the night air could be less cold," Rose said, rubbing her arms. She could bear with the cold air for an hour or two just so she could see the sky. "I will go back inside if it bothers you."

    "The only thing that bothers me is you finding yourself sick with these outings you have at night. You need a coat. You can pick any of the ones you put away for me. They will be too big for you but it is better than nothing," said Zayne.

    "Thank you. Zayne, can I ask you for a favour? It is quite small and won’t take up much of your time," Rose said, looking up at the sky once more as she spoke.

    "What is it?"

    "Would you be so kind as to write a list for me? Janice may go to the market tomorrow and will buy what I need, but I cannot write the list yet. It is fine if you cannot," Rose said, not wanting to trouble him.

    "I will do it if you come inside now. I can take you to a room where you can see the sky and be warm. Come with me," Zayne said, leading the way back inside.