Tia
The quiet hum of the hospital machines is oddly comforting, a steady rhythm against the turmoil in my heart.
The weight of exhaustion pressed down on me, and I let my eyes drift shut, my fingers still lightly curled around Adrian’s hand.
Just a few minutes.
Just a short rest.
I inhaled his unique scent and a sense of peace washed over me.
My mind relaxed for the first time in a while and I felt myself drift off to sleep.
Oww!
Suddenly, a sharp, unbearable pain yanked me out of my half-sleep.
A rough hand had tangled itself in my hair and was pulling me violently backward.
I gasped, my scalp burning from the force as I was dragged away from Adrian’s bedside.
My eyes opened in an instant and started rolling around looking for the culprit.
“What the hell ?!” My voice came
