Chapter 250

Elena's POV.

Under the cascading waters of the shower, loving the feel of the heated liquid pounding against my body, I shut my eyes at the sensation, but inwardly, my thoughts were racing.

He had left that afternoon after Damon summoned him. Before I had gotten into the bathroom, the clock screamed nine. Was he even coming home tonight?

Another unfulfilled desire slipped through my fingers, dissipating into thin air. I wondered if I could grow accustomed to the emptiness, to no longer yearn for what seemed unattainable.

Sleep had become elusive without his presence beside me, making it difficult to find solace in slumber.

"You're doing it again, Elena, you're doing it again," My emotions accused, but as usual, I shut it down.

It had to do with my hatred for being called into account.

I thought I heard the door of the room open and stopped, pushing my head out of the shower, at a doubt if it was real or just a figment of my imagination.

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