I could hear the voices surrounding me, but I couldn’t open my eyes; it was like they were glued shut. “Aphrodite, I told you to take the damn guards for a reason. Why the hell were you out without them.” “Well, I wanted her to feel like it was a normal girl time, not like her life was constantly in f*****g danger, Dimitri.” “He is f*****g after her, and you thought that it was a good damn idea to go out without guards.” I started to try and force my eyes open, but I was still having trouble. I tried talking, but it was like something was forcing me not to speak. I moved my fingers on my hand and apparently that worked because I heard Dimitri, “Go get the doctor she is moving her fingers.” “Dimitri, that doesn’t mean she is awake!” “Vic, if you can hear me, please move your finger

