Chapter 131

Claire's POV The next morning. Ring... Ring... The phone kept ringing on the floor where he'd thrown it. I finally managed to open my heavy eyelids. I felt like my body had been torn apart and put back together. With effort, I reached down to get my phone and pressed the answer button. "Claire, why aren't you at work yet? Is everything okay?" Emily's concerned voice came through the line. Her question brought me back to reality. I looked at the clock on the wall and was shocked to see it was nearly eleven in the afternoon. Oh my god! How had I slept so late? "I caught a cold," I lied quickly. My voice was embarrassingly hoarse from screaming his name last night. "I'll get some medicine and be at work this afternoon." I couldn't help but remember how intense last night had been with Lucius. Heat rushed to my cheeks as the memories came back. I couldn't remember the last time my body had felt this sore. Every muscle ached as I tried to lift myself from the tangled mess of sheets. The bed