Chapter 146

Claire's POV When I finally woke up, sunlight was streaming through the hospital window. My head still ached slightly, but it was much better than yesterday. My werewolf healing abilities were already working. Opening my eyes fully, I noticed a familiar figure hunched uncomfortably in the chair beside my bed. Lucius had fallen asleep with his head resting on the edge of my mattress. He'd apparently been here all night. He wore only a white button-down shirt that looked too thin for the morning chill. I reached out to touch his thick hair but stopped myself midway. We weren't together anymore. I had no right to such intimacy. Instead, I carefully sat up and grabbed his black jacket from the foot of the bed, gently draping it over his shoulders. The slight movement woke him. Those intense blue eyes flickered open, filled with a complex emotion I couldn't quite read. "You're awake," he said, his voice rough from lack of sleep. I nodded. "When did the doctor say I could leave?" "They want