#Chapter 151: Blissful Punishment

When Caleb finally reappears in the hallway, my nerves prickle, while the guard forced to watch me seems relived. Caleb glances me over, seeing that I am unharmed and dutifully in the same spot he left me in. Then he grabs me again. This time, blessedly, he pulls me into a bridal carry and not just hefted over his shoulder like before. Without a word to the guard, Caleb carries me to the stairwell. There, he carries me up to the ground level and then brings me to my room. Odd, I would have expected him to take me to an interrogation room, or even the dungeon – though I was praying that wouldn’t be the case. My room is a source of comfort and safety, not generally a place for punishment. He kicks open the door, then carries me through it. He walks right up to the bed and then drops me on top of it. I bounce on the mattress. Before I can catch my bearings, I feel cool metal click around my ankle. And then a second metal bracelet closes around my other ankle. Pushing myself upri