Chapter 16
I COULD NOT HELP BUT chuckle at my sister’s outraged expression.
“Only you would wake up from a near death experience and be ready to kill whoever had attempted it,” I said.
Courtney hmphed at me and drank the entirety of the glass Clarissa had made for her.
My heart swelled. She was back to being Courtney. At least, as far as she could be. I was sure there were still parts of her that needed to be healed. She was definitely not going out to any clubs any time soon. But she was still Courtney, and for that, I was grateful.
She handed the glass back to Clarissa with a grimace. “Thank you.”
Clarissa nodded, taking the cup in her hand. “You’re welcome,” she said. “I’m just glad you’re back with us.”
I stood up, shaking off the last of my melancholy. This was something to cel
