Sutton There is an annoying beeping sound that won’t stop. There are voices and a loud noise that sounds like a compressor airing something up. A tightness around my arm disrupts my sleep while something cold and sharp burns the back of my hand. But most importantly, there is an empty feeling in my chest. It’s a reminder of what I felt seconds before everything went dark and cold. I reach for my eye, the one that felt like it was ripped out of me, but it’s still there. Ani. He’s been attacked. “Ani?” my voice sounds weak as I whisper his name. I open my eyes and try to sit up. “Sutton, don’t sit up,” Laiken instructs me as he pushes me back onto the bed. I finally get a sense of where I’m at. The pack hospital. Basil was leaning against the wall in front of the bed, his arms crossed

