Ch. 38

Cassia’s POV

Everything hurts, and my body doesn’t seem to want to stop shaking.

I reach out wildly around me, attempting to grab Cole or Garrett and drag them closer, my eyelids fluttering just slightly.

“You’re okay, Cassia,” a feminine voice croons above my head. “I know it’s painful, but you’re alright.”

As my eyes open more widely, the room is far, far too bright, and I slam them closed with a yelp.

I hear low growls on either side of me and can’t help but smile in my relief. They’re here. They didn’t leave me.

I try to open my eyes again, hissing as the harsh light hits them.

“Wh - why is it so bright?” I stammer out, the words somewhere between a slur and a stutter as my teeth chatter. “Why is it - s-so cold?”

“We had to bring your fever down, Cassia,” a man says somewhere to my left. I try to look at him, but it’s far too bright, and his face is blurry.

I close my eyes again, groaning.

A hand reaches out and gently strokes my forehead. I lean into the touch, noticing