I take one step toward the SUV and the parking garage spins.
My knees buckle and I’m falling, except Rhys moves faster than should be possible and catches me before I hit the concrete, his arms wrapping around my waist and pulling me against his chest.
“Astrid, can you hear me?” His voice sounds like it’s coming from underwater.
I try to answer but my mouth won’t cooperate and the edges of my vision are going dark, and the last thing I register is Kade’s voice saying “Get her in the car now” before everything goes black.
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I wake up disoriented with my mouth tasting like cotton and my head pounding like someone’s using it as a drum.
The first thing I notice is that I’m not in my apartment, the ceiling is too high and the bed is too comfortable and there are floor-to-ceiling windo
