He slowly got out of the bed and left the room, closing the door behind him. Serena lay down on the bed and shut her eyes. As much as she wanted to lie still and wait for morning, she couldn't. She sat up and swung her legs over the edge of the bed.

She reached her hands over to where she had thrown her bag earlier. As she opened it, she felt something cold and hard. She frowned slightly and grabbed the object. She held it in her palm and examined it.

She recognized it immediately, it was the necklace he had given her. She gazed at it carefully, noticing...