Chapter 37

Bella woke from the most restful night of sleep she'd had in weeks to the sound of birds chirping out in Clara's garden. She snuggled closer in search of the warm body that had been next to her the entire night only to find his side of the bed empty.

She rubbed her eyes and sat up with ease. Victor wasn't just awake, he was gone. His clothes from the day before were at the bottom of a laundry basket on the other end of the room, and his shoes were gone, but those were the only signs he'd been there at

all.

Before long, she realized the strangest thing. She still wasn't in pain. In fact, she felt even better than she had before her breakdown.

Her body didn't ache. Her head wasn't throbbing. Her mind was still clear. The additional doses Victor had given her in the night must have worked. She was still afraid to find out what was in the red serum, and she wasn't crazy about the way it had to be administered, but its potency was unbelievable.

She sat up and looked