CHAPTER 10
ELENA
Elena woke to pain and hushed voices arguing. The voices were growing angrier by the second, which only added to her misery. Her teeth chattered, and she tried to snuggle under the blanket to get warm. Except then she remembered there was no blanket, not even a bed. She wasn’t even able to open her eyes completely. Pain wracked through her body every time she coughed. Something cold swabbed over her forehead, giving her a temporary reprieve from this heatwave that cocooned her.
“It’s okay,” a soft, female voice crooned. “You’ve caught a nasty cold. Just try to get some sleep. The doctor’s taking care of you.”
She tried to open an eye, but it felt like a bag of cement was placed on her eyelids. She tried again, more determined this time, and succeeded to glimpse her car
