Aria Snow pov : My body felt like a foreign object. My fingers were stiff, refusing to bend. My throat felt like I had swallowed a handful of sand, dry and scratching with every shallow breath I took. Open your eyes, a voice whispered in the back of my mind. It was Aurora, my wolf. "Wake up, Little Queen. Our mates are waiting." The steady beep... beep... of the heart monitor sped up. I forced my eyelids open. They felt heavy with sleep and exhaustion. The light was dim, likely from the moonlight filtering through the blinds. I blinked. And then, I saw them. The Triplets. Caspian was slumped in the chair to my right. His head was resting on the mattress, mere inches from my hip. His hand was wrapped tightly around mine. Even in sleep, his grip was possessive. He look

