Chapter 507

Before I could think any further, Zachary hugged me firmly, wrapping me with his arms. His palms lightly grazed my waistline. I thought he would do something. In the end, I only heard his low, deep voice ringing beside my ear. “Go to sleep. I’m here.” I was slightly surprised. “Alright,” I replied. I had not slept in Zachary’s arms in a long while. His scent lingered around my nose. Within a few minutes, I fell into a deep slumber. When I woke up again, it was almost noon. I got up and saw a thick blanket of snow outside. The snow was so thick it could submerge my knees. I went downstairs, but Zachary was nowhere to be found. I turned around and went to search for him in the study. He was still missing. Where could he have gone? In the study, I flipped through the calligraphy he wrote yesterday. At the bottom of the sheet, there was a signature. Spiegel. Was that his second name? The Schick family was large. Zachary must have had a second name then. Although, I never heard a