Chapter 26
Alex couldn’t remember being more grateful for a soft bed in his entire life. Softer than the operating table, at least, and that was more than enough.
The lights in the room weren’t nearly as blinding, either. They were dim enough that he wasn’t quite sure if the walls were the same soothing blue as the rest of the hospital.
Another bed sat on the other side of the room. Etan slumped in the middle of it, face nearly as pale as the walls but definitely not soothing.
“Etan, you’re about to fall over,” Alex said. “Just lie down and close your eyes.”
“I’m fine,” Etan said, shaking his head. “I’ll rest when I know you’re settled for the night. Do you need anything?”
“Besides not worrying about you? I’m freezing.”
“That’s the hangover from the full block,” Sandy said from the
