Chapter 22

Freya Rose

I began to stir as the sedative wore off. My sense of smell was the first thing to return. The clean medical scent that I smelled earlier, filled up my nose as I inhaled through it. My cheeks puffed out when I exhaled the breath, and when I inhaled through my nose again, a ton of other scents hit me. I could smell a sweet iron smell, but it was faded, like how my hair and clothes smelt after my party. I guessed it was dried blood. The idea of being surrounded by dried blood had me feeling a little nervous, but because I could smell it, I knew that my senses and hopefully my powers were coming back, so I wasn't freaking out completely. A waft of fresh blood suddenly hit my nose, and mix within it was a familiar scent.

“Finnley!” Mina cried out excitedly in my head, but then began to whimper. “Is he okay? Is he alive?”

I was over the moon that Mina was back, I had never felt so alone, and hearing her voice was such a relief. I didn't answer her right away,