My mind slowly drifted back to consciousness, yet I felt trapped inside an invisible box, completely unable to move or fight my way out.
I could hear voices around me, but my body refused to respond.
Before long, an unfamiliar man spoke up. "Mr. Haywood, if you hadn't found her when you did, Ms. Mendez might not have survived. Whether she wakes up now depends entirely on her own will. If she doesn't come around, she could... end up in a permanent vegetative state."
The second those words left his mouth, a loud crash echoed through the room. Then Eldon's voice rumbled low and dangerous, full of raw power. "If she becomes a vegetable, you can kiss your career goodbye."
"Mr. Haywood, medicine has its limits. This is beyond my control."
The stranger's tone turned shaky and panicked.
"You
