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Sleep and exhaustion hit her in waves and Clio decided the concern she had heard in his voice had to be a side effect of her medication

The next , Stefan awoke in his bed with the s hiure out why he had a feeling that he had htstand, which said eight in the its burned his brain

He hadn’t checked on Clio in a few hours

Pushing back the covers, he leaped froh the corridor to her bedroom

He came to a halt as he found it empty with the bed neatly made up

The scent of gardenias clung to the air and before he knew it, his lungs were filled with it Running a hand through his hair, he leaned against the entrance, a wisp of so him in the room

A hairbrush lay on the dresser opposite the bed, and a pair of jeans and a silk top neatly folded on the bed

A strange quiver gripped his abdomen to see the bed e her there all day yesterday She had refused to even eat anything, only asking for water again and again Silently bearing it as if it were her punish at him with eyes ith shock as he checked on her every couple of hours

Why are you checking on ed with sleep

Did she think him so heartless that she was shocked at such a siven her a reason to think differently? Why did he care?

Irritated at how scattered his thoughts were, he walked back to the kitchen, following the smell of coffee

He came to an abrupt halt at the unusual scene in front of him

Clio stood at the counter, her back to hi smell

She was dressed in dark blue jeans that hugged her long legs from ankles to her trim waist and a sleeveless white silk shirt that showed off her tanned arms

Her hair fell straight to her waist, a river of aht struck it

He watched in rising fascination as she slid the lid off one plastic box, grabbed a fork and popped a piece into her mouth

Pancakes andbacon and coffee—his favorite meal from back when they had been at university They had all teased him because he would eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner