With renewed energy, Clara had enough reason to look forward to what the day held for her. After all, it was her only day off in weeks. She wasn't going to spend all of it at home—there was a lot to do. Clara left the remaining piece of casserole on the table. The delicious aroma still lingered in the air as she stretched her limbs and made her way into her bedroom. She walked with a spring in her feet, and her steps had an extra bounce now. There were no thoughts of Jace clogging up her mind now, no work calls to attend to and certainly, no family drama pressing at her chest. Right now, she had just one job. That is to be free. She reached for her long towel and hair towel as she took her clothes off, or by one. She hummed as she let each material fall off her body with an exaggerated

