No matter what Caleb asked her to do, she couldn’t refuse.
Eventually, her anxiety drove her to lie down on the operating table.
The frigid surface of the table made her feel cold. And the fear of the unknown came into her mind.
Anesthetic crept into her system, casting her consciousness into a dusky haze.
Her thoughts were immobilized as the drug took effect. Amidst this mental fog, she faintly caught Caleb's voice, “Gabriel, don't be afraid, I'll be with you.”
She realized this must be a hallucination.
Caleb had never spoken to her with such tenderness. Besides, he couldn't be present in the operating room, so how could he be speaking to her?
As time ticked by, she allowed herself to be maneuvered by the medical team, too dazed to comprehend the
