35

Cressida

My muscles felt like they were on fire when I started regaining consciousness, body hurting like a bitch.

I started opening my eyes slowly, trying to force myself to adjust to the many lights around me, hospital lights no doubt.

"Cressida." There it was. I would've been surprised if he wasn't beside me and the first to call out my name once I'm awake.

So I looked beside me to take a good look at him. He had dark circles beneath his eyes, telling me that he had quiet sleepless nights because of me and even his green eyes looked tired and who could blame him.

Both of us suffered way too much till this moment but that face off with Queens was a last straw for everyone. It revealed secrets and brought back some horrifying memories and apparently almost killed me given that I'm still alive.

"I'll be right back." Talia's voice came from beside me and I saw her move towards the door but she was a blur when all I could see was Savaş, the man I thought wouldn't see again because deat