(Elara)
The beeping of the machine was the first thing I heard when I opened my eyes. The antiseptic odour in the air told me I wasn't in the estate anymore, but the hospital. My chest tightened as last night’s chaos came flooding back again….Camila’s scream, the way Damon’s hand never let go of mine, the moment his lips pressed against me this morning like he couldn’t stop himself.
And now… silence.
My fingers curled into the blanket beneath me. I turned my head slightly, wincing at the soreness that ached through my body from sleeping on the tiny hospital bed. I had insisted on staying back with Camila after bringing some fresh clothes for her. She lay in the bed beside mine as I scanned ber body for the hundredth time almost in tears. Her skin was pale against the sheets, her dark
