~Lily~
“You’re awake.”
The second I heard that voice, my entire body tensed because no part of me recognized this ceiling, these sheets, or this scent. And then my brain caught up and I turned my head so fast that my neck cracked, and I was immediately overwhelmed by everything happening all at once.
“What the f**k,” I said, sitting up halfway even though my back screamed. “Where the hell am I? This is not my bed. This is not my house. This is not my life. Why is the blanket so soft? Why does my ankle feel like it’s been stitched by a wolf? And why are you here, Alex? Why are you sitting in that chair like you live inside a novel where the mysterious man watches the broken girl sleep like some f****d-up bedtime angel?”
I didn’t even breathe between sentences. I just kept talking becaus
