XANDER'S POV Bleep. Another bleep. I was aware of my head throbbing, but it felt like I was not actively in my body, like I was just a participant watching. Another stretch of silence. “Doctor, the patient just blinked.“ I heard a muffled female voice and a door shutting abruptly. I tried all I could to open my eyes. My throat was dry, and my eyelids felt like they weighed a hundred pounds. Were they always this heavy? I was aware of how still I was, and I itched to move. I wanted to, but my body wasn't cooperating. I heard the door open again, and this time there were multiple voices. There was a very familiar one, but I couldn't place where from? “I think he's coming to.“ The man said again. “Place him under observation.“ They started removing all the wires I was connected to. “C

