Chapter 5: Seeing Things
Mallory woke up to the smell of drugs and disinfectant. Her eyes adjusted to the white walls around her. It took her a moment to realize she was in a hospital.
“Sebastian,” she whispered, scanning the room, but she was alone. The only sounds were the low beeping of machines.
A whirlwind of emotions swirled inside her as she recalled everything that had happened earlier. She had been saved at Aviso Restaurant by a man who introduced himself as Charles — her grandfather, someone she didn’t know existed until that moment. He told her he had been searching for her and wanted her to take over the family’s multi-billion-dollar business. She had accepted the offer, even though it felt unreal, because she saw a chance to give Natasha a better life. But when she got to t
