“Rise and shine, princess.”
Groaning, my entire body protests as I attempt to move. I suppose that’s what I get for falling asleep on this f*****g hard floor. But I couldn’t move, not when I could hear the gentle breaths of Luna as she surrendered to sleep.
I know I’m breaking the hospital’s cardinal rule by knowing her real name, but I don’t want to call her Misha. His heart suddenly feels like it’s running laps.
Rubbing over it, I sit upright and look at the old timer standing in the open doorway. “Don’t even think about it,” he warns, reading my thoughts. “You run, they throw your ass in here for another night. And who will protect your new friend then?”
“Where is she?” I ask, narrowing my eyes and prepared to draw blood—again.
“Oh, calm down. They took her to her room this morning
