Chapter 49

ADRIANA

Unlike yesterday when my being unable to walk to the bath was entirely fictional, I was actually struggling with it now. I've groaned and cursed about ten times since Candace left me in the bathroom. She'd helped me out of the wheelchair first then helped me get into the bath.

I would have chosen a quick shower but standing was a bitch. What the hell motivated me to run out of the room with no shoes on? Whatever dumb spirit that was, I was really hating on it right now.

I finished my bath faster than last night then got out of the tub, wincing with every contact my feet made with the cold tiles. I wasn't even paying attention to the fact that I had no shoes on in the bathroom. It wasn't dirty in the least, if I was being honest, the bathroom was much neater than my room back at my old pack.

I was tying the towel around me when I heard a knock on the bedroom door. My heart almost stopped, thinking it was Xander. Something told me if