Sonia blinked a few times.
Her head felt heavy. Her body was stiff. The lights in the room were bright again.
As she sat up slowly, her eyes widened in surprise.
Dr. Vexana Balmond was sitting quietly on the chair beside her bed.
Sonia jumped slightly. “What the—how long have you been sitting there?”
Vexana didn’t answer right away. She crossed her arms and tilted her head.
Sonia stared at her closely.
“If I didn’t know you were a woman,” Sonia said, narrowing her eyes, “I would’ve thought you were a man. Are you… using hormones or something?”
Vexana smirked. “What if I am?”
Sonia frowned and sat up fully, running her fingers through her messy hair. “You’re really creepy, you know that?”
Vexana ignored the insult. “You slept for almost a whole day.”
Sonia’s eyes widened. “A whol
