Chapter Thirty-One
Edge woke several times before being swept away again on a current of darkness. There were times when the fire licking at his veins and clawing at his insides made him want to scream in agony. He was being eaten alive. When he felt like he would go insane from the pain, a tender hand would cool the flames and a soothing voice spoke of their future together.
“How much longer?” the voice of his goddess asked.
“The new medication is counteracting the synthetic drug in his system and destroying the nanobots,” a voice replied.
The hand stroking his face paused. “That still doesn’t tell me how long it will take or if he is going to be alright when he wakes up,” his goddess retorted with a drawl of sarcasm in her voice.
Edge wanted to smile. He recognized that bossy tone.
