Chapter 36
Darkness was heavy, just like metal. I felt like I was drowning in something too thick to fight against.
But somewhere floating above it all, I managed to whisper his name.
Nathan.
I didn’t mean to speak it. It just escaped. Like a prayer, my soul couldn’t hold back.
My lips barely moved, dry and cracked. My throat felt like fire and my body felt like lead.
But I knew I said it.
I knew I said his name.
That’s when the presence near me shifted. It wasn’t the gentle warmth of Nathan, or the steady hush of a nurse’s footsteps. It was colder. It felt ominous.
Whoever it was… paused for a moment.
For a moment, I felt something strange in the air, like danger had drawn my breath. The sound of latex gloves stretching. A faint rustle of cloth. Something metallic is hi
