Chapter 77

Blake’s POV

I felt that Gwen was hiding something from me. She had been acting really weird all day, and I just couldn't shake off the nagging feeling that everything was okay.

Normally she was an open book, but Gwen was easy to read, her emotions transparent, and her actions predictable. But today, she was like a vault, closed and tight, with erratic behavior and sharp mood swings.

It all started that morning. Gwen had woken up earlier than usual, slipping out of bed with this fidgeting, nervous energy that I hadn't ever really seen in her.

She was usually the one dragging herself out of bed, groggy and reluctant to face the day. But she moved with a strange urgency today, almost as if she were trying to outrun her thoughts.

I lay in bed, watching her from beneath the covers. With quick, efficient moves, she whirled around the room, gathering her clothes and disappearing into the bathroom without a word.

I could hear the water running and imagined her standing underneath the hot s