Chapter 328

I drifted in and out of consciousness, my whole body burning as if on fire, my throat so parched it felt like it was full of sand. ‘Mirabelle. Mirabelle…’ A man’s voice reached me, familiar yet strange in that hazy moment. Cold sweat beaded on my forehead. I felt utterly wretched. ‘Mirabelle, Mirabelle… wake up… you’re having a nightmare,’ the same male voice urged. Then, to someone else, ‘Doctor, how is she?’ Another voice answered, ‘Physically, she’s stable. The main issue is her mind.’ The speaker sighed. ‘Once the fever breaks, the nightmares will cease and she’ll wake up properly. She’ll be fine.’ ‘I see. Thank you, Doctor.’ I drifted off again. The next time I woke, the sky was just beginning to lighten. My head was throbbing painfully, and my throat hurt so much it felt like swallowing glass. I shifted my still feverish and aching body, and the figure slumped beside me stirred and sat up. ‘You’re awake?’ He looked at me with bloodshot eyes. I stared blankly. ‘Rhys?’ My mind was