CHAPTER 6
Pain.
So much pain.
Petree had been warned that he would have to go through pain if he chose to live, but there was no way he would have thought it would be this bad. His skin felt as if it had been flayed from his body and his back… oh gods, it was as if someone continued to stab him with hot coals.
“It’s been a week, Caden, and he still has not woken up.” Hron snapped.
“Hron, the poor guy has been through three surgeries, went into septic shock, and had to be brought back twice. I told you and Peth, Petree is stable and sleep is a necessity to healing. Peth knows what I’m saying is true. He will wake up. When and in what shape I don’t know, but he will wake up.”
Petree blinked and then blinked again. It took several tries until his eyes finally opened. Petree watched and
