Cassandra’s POV I woke up to the sound of something beeping pretty loudly and echoing around. I struggled to pry my eyes open and after what felt like a decade, they finally budged. My sight was immediately attacked by the bright fluorescent light, causing me to shut my eyes immediately. I opened them again, blinking to adjust my vision to the light. I shifted slightly, wincing as a dull ache radiated from my chest to the rest of me. My throat was dry, and my head throbbed in time with my heartbeat. Realizing I was in the hospital, I couldn’t understand why I’d been brought here. Suddenly, I was brought to a halt as my parents’ voices filtered through, muffled but angry. “I told you she shouldn’t have been taking that stuff, but you kept giving it to her,” Dad’s voice was a low snar

