Clara looked like she'd just stepped out of a rainstorm, her hair damp and her skin sticky with sweat. "Can you get me some painkillers, please?" she asked quietly, her voice thin with exhaustion.

The housekeeper hurried off and came back with a couple of pills and a glass of water.

Clara swallowed them, then let herself sink back onto the bed.

She'd been feeling off for days now. Little flashes of memory kept flickering through her mind, never staying long enough to make sense. She couldn't shake the feeling that something important was about to surface.

Tonight, after Megan's pointed words, her head was throbbing so badly she could barely think straight.

Dylan sat by her bedside in silence, watching her.

Clara didn't have the energy to ask any of the million questions swirling in her head: Was Walter okay? Why had Dylan shown up so suddenly? Why hadn't the old man's people made a move tonight like everyone expected?

There were just too many questions. It was overwhelming.

The room was quiet. The housekeeper slipped in and spoke in a low voice, "Sir, aren't you going to get some sleep?"

Dylan looked out the window, where night pressed against the glass. It was four in the morning, and there was still over an hour before sunrise.

"No," he said simply.

to say more, but she just nodded and left,

his eyes off Clara until she finally woke

keep her eyes open for a few seconds before they fluttered

into a fist, then let it go, repeating the motion again and

knocked gently. "Sir, you should eat something. Your

gaze, pressing

hurt. He'd barely slept or eaten, too busy dealing with the mess

be different he always

Aiden mic

the

felt cold and

she finally woke up for

washing up, went downstairs, and forced herself to eat a

"When did Dylan leave?"

shook her head.

and Mr. Ferguson should really talk things out. You were. unconscious for two days, and he watched over you the whole time. His stomach started bothering him again, but he refused to take his medicine. He left just half an hour

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