Chapter 40

Melissa

Waking up the next day was hectic. I couldn’t tell if I slept or not, but I knew I did close my eyes, till the next morning. With an exasperated sigh, I got up from the bed and walked into the bathroom to freshen up. After spending twenty minutes just sitting in the bathtub and pouring water on my hair, I put on my robe, tied a towel on my damp hair and walked out of the bathroom.

Freya was sitting on my bed when I got back to the room, and I flinched in surprise as soon as I saw her. She ignored me completely, her eyes fixated on the drawing hanging on my wall, the drawing Alan had gifted and forced me to take.

“Did you pose for him?” she asked absentmindedly. Her question threw me aback but since she was staring at the portrait, she couldn’t see it.

“I think I might have posed for a sketch.” I lied, pretending to think about my answer. “But for the main portrait, I don’t remember sitting down to pose.”

“It is quite obvious that you didn’t.” she replied, tilting her head to t