_Katherine’s POV_
The first thing I felt was pain.
A dull, throbbing ache bloomed behind my eyes, and my head pounded like someone had taken a hammer to my skull. I groaned and blinked against the harsh light filtering through the hospital room. My limbs felt heavy, my throat was dry, and every breath seemed to scrape against raw nerves. For a moment, I didn’t know where I was.
Then it all came rushing back.
Kieran.
His face.
His voice.
His hands holding me down as I screamed. I started panicking. I shot upright, my breaths coming too fast. Beeping filled the room. Wires were attached to my arms, and an IV dripped something into my veins. I didn’t care what it was. I yanked the wires off one by one, hissing as the IV slipped free from my skin. Alarms started blaring, but I was alrea
