SELENE
The infirmary bed felt too hard under my back. I lay there with my eyes half closed, staring at the ceiling and trying to breathe through the pain in my shoulder.
Every small movement sent a fresh wave of hurt rippling out from the wound. I had tried shifting onto my side once and immediately regretted it.
Now I stayed as still as I could and focused on keeping my breathing even. The medicine the nurses had given me helped with the worst of it, but not enough to let me forget it was there.
The door opened quietly and Kael stepped inside. He looked at the nurses first, checking the room before his eyes moved to me.
The worry on his face was plain and unguarded in a way I didn't see from him often. He walked to the side of my bed without saying anything to anyone and sat down
