CELINE

I scanned the warm and elegant room with my eyes.

Heavy burgundy curtains covered the large windows, and only the crackling fire from a beautiful golden fireplace beside the bed cast light into the chamber.

I looked up at the ceiling, decorated with paintings of men and women in the forest, with two massive golden chandeliers adorned with crystal embellishments and unlit candles.

Everything here was so exotic and beautifully ancient, just like its owner.

I sat up and observed the soft wh