IT TOOK TWO DAYS before Alaric woke up and transferred to the private ward. Nasa Sinclair Hospital na siya at asikasong-asikaso siya ng mga doktor at nurses. When he woke up earlier, Reese was not by his side. And when he woke up the second time, his wife was already by his side, holding his hand.
His breath was slow, still recovering.
He could hear the machine humming steadily by the bedside table.
Pero agad siyang napangiwi nang maramdaman niya ang sakit sa kaniyang balikat, even in his ribs.
His brow furrowed slightly.
Memories returned in fragments that made him close his eyes again.
The ambush.
Explosion.
And he was being thrown off the cliff and washed away by the brutal waves of the sea below.
Dahan-dahan siyang nagmulat ng mga mata at puting kisame ang una niyang naki
