Feyre insisted on making sure Lauren went to her room safely. When Lauren opened her door, she was welcomed by Hazel, who was already in her room.
As Feyre noticed Hazel, she smiled gleefully while Hazel remained silent. Feyre bid goodbye before she left to her room. With that, Lauren closed the door, and now that it was just Hazel and her, everything suddenly got a whole sh*t tonne more real.
It took Lauren a second to gather her wits and try to formulate what she wanted to say or ask, but Hazel jumped in before she could do much more.
"Lauren, it's not—"
Turning to face her, Lauren spoke. "I have a question for you, Hazel. only one. And I need your complete honesty with me. And if you aren't, I'll pack up everything and return to Valendia. I'll remain by myself, but I firmly promise that you won't see or hear from me again. Got it?"
