Chapter 114

ALEXANDER 

The first thing I felt when I regained consciousness was pain. 

Raw and unfiltered pain. It felt like my body was being dragged against barbed wires and it was slowly tearing at my skin. 

I let out a sharp gasp as my hands immediately reached for the source of the pain that was biting at me. 

“Raina…”

Her name came out from my mouth before I could stop it, my voice was cracked and filled with desperation. 

I tried to get up but strong hands gently pushed me back against the hospital bed. I was about to ask who it was when Dom’s face came into view, his face looking not only tired but also sad. 

“You need to take her easy, Alex,” he said in a low but tight voice. “Or else your wounds will tear open and start bleeding again.”

I blinked back, my eyes getting into focus and I took my time to look around the room. The smell of antiseptic and medication was in the air, unyielding and each beat of my h