Chapter 75

Abby

The first thing I heard was Kade arguing.

“No.”

“Kade.”

“No.”

“You cannot stay awake forever.”

“I’m doing fine.”

“You look terrible.”

“I don’t care.”

Cassandra sighed.

“She’s going to wake up, see you, and assume we’ve been torturing you.”

For a second, I didn’t understand where I was.

Everything felt far away.

My body was too heavy to move, and my throat felt dry enough to crack.

Then Diana stirred.

Faint.

Warm.

Alive.

Abby?

Relief hit me so hard I almost cried.

I’m here.

She pushed closer.

We stayed like that for a moment.

No chains.

No collar.

No Cressida.

I tried to open my eyes.

Light blurred across the ceiling.

Someone moved.

“Abby?”

Kade.

His voice changed everything.

I forced my eyes open properly.

His face appeared above me.

He looked awful.