Slow, steady beeping filled my ears — and yet the throb within my head was trying to dull all of my senses.
Slowly, I opened my eyes and took in my surroundings. I was once again within the hospital, and that was the last place I wanted to be.
The steady beeping came from a machine that was dripping fluids into my arm — not a comforting sight. I hated being bedridden and invalid like this and feeling like I wasn’t capable of taking care of myself.
“She’s resting now, but she is okay–”
Estrella’s voice made me turn my attention to the partially-closed door. I wasn’t sure who she was talking to, but I had no doubt it was Talon or Vicky. They always seemed to be there for me when I was in trouble.
“I can’t believe this happened. I'm so sorry! I should never have let her go alone,” Vicky whispered.
I hated the guilt I heard in her voice. She wasn’t to blame for this.
Talon’s angry voice replied, “you know Ethan’s rules, and yet you didn’t follow them.”
