Ch. 10 Both

Olivia

Beep . . . . . . . . beep . . . . . . beep, beep, beep. The world fades back in the same way it faded out. Or maybe I died and went to hell and this is the Goddess’ way of torturing me. Incessant beeping for all eternity.

I try to open my eyes but they feel like they’ve been glued shut. So I give up and try moving a finger instead. Little by little, my muscles respond, until I can wiggle all my fingers and toes. It’s a small victory but maybe I’m not in hell after all.

“Lady?” I call for my wolf.

Panic surges through me when she doesn’t respond but before I can muster a scream, I feel her stirring in my head.

“Puuuuup.” The word is slurred and her voice is groggy but it lights a fire in me that burns through the heavy fatigue and rouses me to life again. My eyes snap open and I lurch forward when a searing pain rips through my chest, knocking me back again.

“What the-” I pull the hospital gown away from my body and peer inside. A fading pink scar runs from my sternal notch a