Chapter 238

CLAIRE's POV

I stirred on a soft surface as I felt my consciousness returning slowly. Where was I? My eyes snapped open and I shot up from the bed, my breathing haggard. I looked around and immediately saw that I was in my room.

I groaned as my head rang with my pain, and my body felt sore. What had happened? I tried to recall, but my memory was hazy. How had I gotten my room? What was I doing in the first place?

I groaned again as a sharp pain throbbed in my head. The more I tried to remember, the more it hurt. I closed my eyes as the pain in my head subsided when the sound of my room door clicking open caught my attention.

My eyes flew open and I looked towards the door. It swung open and Vera walked in. She paused when she saw me awake and her eyes went wide.

"Claire," she breathed, her gaze never leaving me.

She rushed towards me and sat by me. Vera cupped my cheeks and looked my straight in the eyes.

"How are you feeling? Are you okay?"

I was still in a confused, so I could only