Agony coursed through her, and her hand instinctively reached for her throbbing head, searching for any hint of swelling. It was a searing pain, the kind that made her question whether she had really said, "I do."Ken, on the other hand, displayed a cold indifference to her suffering. He didn't offer a hint of remorse, only a cynical laugh at her clumsiness. She was enraged by his calamitousness.And then an unexpected surge of strength welled up within her. With a fiery determination, she rose up from the bed, lunging angrily at Ken. "You fool," she seethed, her eyes blazing. "Don't you ever dare to lay a hand on me again."A mysterious sound coming from Benjamin's bed abruptly ended their argument. They both froze, their quarrel momentarily forgotten as they turned to gaze in his direction.Benjamin had awoken, his eyes flickering in the dim light cast by a solitary bulb in the room. His sudden consciousness sent a shockwave through the atmosphere, and Ken, in a panicked frenzy, bolt
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