CHAPTER 90: SELENA

~SELENA

I slowly woke up, my eyes aching from the harsh light above me as I squinted, trying to take in my surroundings. At first, everything seemed to blur and multiply into a thousand pieces, but the haze gradually faded, leaving me with a throbbing headache.

I reached up to touch my head, wincing when I felt the thick layers of bandages wrapped around it. As I tried to sit up, a sharp pain shot through my side, forcing me back down. I noticed an IV in my arm and bandages wrapped around my torso. My whole body hurt like hell.

Giving up on the idea of sitting up, I lay back down, stifling groans as my mind drifted back to the sudden, violent attack—the gunshots, the glass shattering, the car swerving out of control.

A shiver ran down my spine, turning my limbs cold as I thought about Lionel and Jared. I wondered if they were okay after fighting so hard against the armed men.

The last thing I remembered from the attack was Lionel being shot when he was trying to protect me.

I thought