Chapter 45
Elena’s POV
I must have fallen asleep again because the next thing I knew, I was waking up to a soft knock on my door.
I blinked in the darkness. My room was pitch black now. The only light came from my phone screen, still glowing on the bed beside me.
“Elena?” Adrian’s voice came from the other side of the door. “Can I come in?”
I sat up quickly, running my hands through my messy hair. I probably looked terrible. My eyes felt puffy from crying, and I was still wearing the same clothes from earlier.
“Yeah,” I called out, my voice raspy.
The door opened slowly. Adrian stepped inside, and I could see his silhouette against the hallway light.
He didn’t turn on my bedroom light. Instead, he just stood there for a moment, like he was trying to figure out what to say.
“You di
