× Dixie ×
The smell of antiseptic still lingers in my nose, and I swear it’s going to haunt me for the rest of my life.
Hospitals and I? We’ve never vibed. Even when I was a kid, the sterile walls and cold lights gave me the creeps. So the second they finished patching me up, I put my foot down, Luna privileges or not, I was not staying another minute in that place.
And now, here I am, back in my room. Thank the stars.
I flop onto my bed, wincing just a bit because, yeah, my body is still screaming from the snake bite.
But honestly, it’s not the pain that’s occupying my thoughts. No, it’s him .Trix. That moment before everything went sideways… when he was so close, tending to my wound, his touch more gentle than I ever imagined. It was… intimate.
And I hate to admit it, but I
