A commotion outside the hospital room sent everybody but Valerie out to see what was going on. It had been an exhausting couple of days, and as Valerie lay useless in this bed, she fought her nature. Part of her wanted Nicoli to break her out of here and take her somewhere safe, but part of her knew Paxton was right and nothing would be better until they got to the bottom of this threat. Her eyes were heavy, and the more she tried to keep them open, the more they demanded to close. When the door opened, she did not even bother looking to see who it was, but pretended to be asleep as she desired to be.
“Valerie,” she heard a whispered voice she could not place, so she was forced to open her eyes to discover who it was.
When she opened her eyes, she was surprised to see Ellorie here, and m
