Chapter 19
Corey
My throat kills me, eyes feel gritty. The astringent smell of disinfectant hits my nose before I manage to c***k my lids.
Oh God. I’m alive. I’m alive and Stefano thinks I betrayed him. I blink, trying to focus as my eyes adjust to being open.
A face comes into view, but it’s not the one I want to see—the one I need to see. “Stefano?” I manage to croak through dry lips.
Sondra surges off the chair beside me, leans over. “She’s awake!”
“What…” I lick my lips. “Where is Stefano?”
“Get out.”
My heart surges at the harsh, clipped sound of his voice. He’s alive. Free. Here.
But he sounds angry.
“Watch how you talk to my wife.” It takes me a moment to place the angry growl before the figure of Nico looms into view.
“Will you please both get out?” Stefano’s normal easy
