ROLAN
I slowly regain consciousness with a blank mind and weak body. I wake up to the sound of steady beeping. My eyelids are heavy, like someone’s tied weights to them.
I try to open my eyes, and when I do, I'm met with empty bags of blood hanging from the drip stand like forgotten ghosts and I know I’m in a hospital and I've lost a lot of blood.
My head spins, a dull ache throbbing at the base of my skull as my gaze falls on my bandaged leg, and it all comes rushing back—
Memories of the war with Kael's pack, the trap, Mara saving me...it's all still a bit fuzzy, but I remember the pain and the fear.
Mara’s determined and gentle face flashes in my mind, as she crouches over me, saving my life.
I try to sit up, but the world tilts violently forcing me to lie back. I let out a sharp
