Chapter 221

Nicole pulled her hand back, not batting an eye. She watched as Jared turned on a switch in the cabin, and soon a warm, cozy light filled the cabin.

Jared looked at her with a fleeting, pained expression on his face. “Are you tired these days?” he asked in a soft voice.

Nicole was puzzled why he asked such a question. But thinking about how long she had slept, he might be thinking that she had not had enough rest before this.

“I’m alright. Where is Zeke?”

There was a fleeting troubled look in his eyes when Jared heard the name.

“You mean the boy with you?” he asked faintly.

Nicole realized she had not introduced the two of them to each other, but there did not seem to be any need for that. She nodded her head gently, looking at Jared’s eyes as if she could see right through inside.