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It wasn’t that I needed that show of respect, nor did I really want it, but it felt odd to ith someone so neho treated me as if she’d known me forever Selene ca in aprotocol Apparently working with Tabitha was going to be a very different experience Sighing, I shook my head and went into the rooe of , but it was probably fro my clothes off, I made my way to the bathroom and felt my first smile in hours The s the tension in my neck and shoulders

By the time the water was cold, I could barely holdon a hook fro myself in the thick softness of the bathrobe I shuffled to the bed and flopped onto the down comforter and was fast asleep before I realized I had closed my eyes

It felt like it had been only ily I looked at the clock in confusion Why was he ht? I scrubbed atwas almost frozen because I hadn’t taken the ti up, I pulled the robe tight and looked aroundon the bedside table and I blinked The little red dot on the side said it was pm, not am

"For the love of all that is holy!" I jumped out of bed and dashed across the room to yank the door open "Why did you let me sleep so late? How is Selene?"

My eyes scanned the roo on the s, but his eyes were trained ona bathrobe that was barely held shut by the loose belt

"Good oose bu in the room seemed to disappear, and for aat each other

"What are you doing here?" I asked

"Hi," Chadwick piped up fro room table His laptop was open and he shot a smile over the screen "Nice to see you too"

"Chadwick! Why did you let lared at hiht better of it Instead I pulled lared at my friend

"I was instructed to let you recuperate after your trying day" He stressed the one word in such a way that it becae of its own

"Where is she?" I looked around the room for Tabitha but she was nowhere to be seen

"I believe she’s taken it upon herself to contact your appointe to Samantha"