“Ouch." I whispered. “Why am I still here…Thought?" My chest still burned before I could process my thoughts fully. I coughed lightly into my fist. This time there was no blood. Just a dry cough. I frowned while still trying to fix the pieces of the memories in my mind that felt scattered. Ash had most definitely been here, I was so certain. Or had I imagined that last part? I closed my eyes, trying to remember clearly. No...It couldn't have been real. Ash would never be here.If he had found me, he would've taken me out of this place immediately. He wouldn't have left me locked inside this cell. "It was a dream," I whispered to myself. “It had to be.” Maybe the sickness Damon gave me had made me hallucinate. That had to be it. Even so, disappointment settled heavily inside my c

