Chapter 35
Duchy of Aragoni
Dani
“WAKE UP, DANI. Wake up,” someone was saying over and over again.
I fought my way up through layers of sleep, part of me wanting to respond to the urgent voice, but the part of me that didn’t want to respond won the battle, and once again I succumbed to sleep.
“Come on, babe, this isn’t like you.”
“Go away,” I heard myself saying, “and leave me alone, I wanta sleep some more.”
“Danilo Rosati, get your ass out of that bed right now, you’re needed at the hospital, stat.”
Marco’s use of the word ‘stat’ got my attention, and I sat up.
“Say what?” I said.
“There’s a patient on the way, and your expertise is needed for some emergency blood work.”
“Really?” I said, and I started pulling on my clothes.
“Yes, really. They’ll be waiting for you, and I’ve
