Chapter 41

• While she enjoyed the sensation of the silk sheets against her bare skin, she'd stopped sleeping nude after her panties began disappearing.
• She hadn't undressed; she had been too exhausted to. She couldn't even muster the energy to wipe the makeup from her face. And of course, she never folded her clothes after taking them off.
• Confused, she stumbled out of bed, completely naked. Each step forward sent a jolt through her lower back, and when she scratched at it, it felt sore, almost like a bug bite.