Chapter 38. Explore

CELINE’s POV

I awoke the following morning to the sound of a loud knock on the door, and I was still feeling tired at the time… so, I grumbled in response. I checked the time on my phone, with my eyes only half-opened, it said was already eight o'clock in the morning. I let out another groan as I laid down my phone and pulled the sheets over my head to shield my face from the sunlight.

The night before, when I knew that remaining in the room would just hasten my plunge into hell… I spent more than two hours with Jake in the restaurant, just eating, laughing, and getting to know each other better.

When I finally made it back to the room, it was already three in the morning… and Sebastian had, of course, already left. Jake continued to wake me up with his loud knocks despite the fact that I had only gotten a few hours of fitful sleep.

‘‘Celine, wake up!’’ I heard him say, followed by a resounding pounding at my door.

‘‘Ugh!’’ I muttered as I yanked the quilt off