chapter 11

Abbie The steady beep of hospital equipment reaches my ears as I blink up at the white ceiling. My eyes are heavy, my limbs immobile. Tears brim as I try to understand where I am and why I’m here. Why? How could life be so cruel and bring me back? I remember the darkness, and then nothingness, I was finally free. Complete oblivion was what I expected; I had made my peace with it. I was ready to go. But here I am, alive. I try to move my arms, but they feel like dead weights. Panic starts to rise in my chest as memories flood back. Kade shifting, the pain, and then everything going black. Was it all a dream? Or am I really alive? “Abbie?” A soft voice breaks through the haze in my mind, and I turn my head to see a blurry outline of Kade, looking worried and disheveled. No! “Thank god,” comes his rasp of a voice before he’s above, hovering over me. His hands paw at me, and I look away from him. “I thought I lost you; the Moon Goddess must have heard my prayers,” he gushes, fussing over m