A steady dripping sound pulled me awake.
I glanced around, and the sharp smell of disinfectant filled my nose.
I was still alive. Where was Zebulon?
A nurse walked down the hallway outside my room.
I grabbed her arm and asked anxiously, "Excuse me. What happened to the man who was with me?"
The nurse froze. At that moment, hospital staff rolled a man covered by a white sheet past us.
I waited restlessly for her answer.
She glanced toward the covered figure and sighed heavily. "Poor guy."
My heart sank. I sprinted over before they could wheel him away and threw myself across his body.
I wailed. "Zebulon, how could you leave me again? You promised you'd marry me. I said yes—how can you break your word? You jerk, you promised! Wake up right now! If you don't, I'll go hire a dozen men
