#Chapter 306: New Beginnings

The anticipation of Archer’s dark promise keeps me awake while I should be napping. I remember the pleasure pain of last punishment and can’t help but eagerly await what might be coming. Even if I don’t entirely agree with the need for the punishment. I will not ever apologize for wanting to protect the people I care about. And it worked! Why can’t we all just be happy about it? We made it through. We survived. This is a time for celebration, not to beat each other up over what might could have been. Yet, even annoyed as I am, I guess it’s nice to know that the brothers care about whether I live or die. At the very least, they seem to like me alive. That brings me the comfort I need to finally let my body relax enough to drift off to sleep. I awake again to the sound of gentle yet insistent knocking on my door. Groaning, I pull myself out of bed. I rub the sleep from my eyes. My nap definitely extended too long. I open the door to find Neil on the other side of it. A