#Chapter 49 - Rejected Yet Again

Third Person Clara opens her eyes as soon as she hears the door of her hotel room click shut. The lock automatically slides into place and she sits up in bed with an exaggerated yawn. Adrian moves inside the room, worry etched all over his face. As soon as he notices that Clara is awake, he lunges towards the bed. He takes her hands into his, immediately checking her body for any new bruises that may have formed over her body. “What happened?” Clara feigns a raspy voice, her plan of pretending to pass out clearly hacking worked to get Adrian to come to her side. “You fainted, Clara,” Adrian sighs, frustrated. “You had me so worried…” “It will be okay, my love,” Clara coos, pathetically coughing. Adrian stands and rushes to the refrigerator inside the modest — well, as modest as Clara can be — resort hotel room. A smirk forms on Clara’s face when Adrian’s back is to her, the smirk disappearing as soon as he turns back around. Adrian sits on the edge of the bed, opening up