Chapter 12. Gone

Someone was shaking me awake, and it was getting annoying. I swatted the hand away again, but it came back like it did whenever I tried to get rid of it.

I wished I could open my eyes and slap the person so hard that they would find it difficult to get their bearings for a week, but I had to open my eyes first, and I was too tired to open them.

I had been by Dad’s side for almost a week now with little to no sleep because I wanted to see if he would wake up, and those sleepless nights had finally gotten to me.

Just like he did a week ago, Duke had forced me to get some sleep, and that was barely an hour ago. The moment my head hit my bed after taking a much-needed shower, I wanted to kiss Duke in appreciation, as I had been on the brink of death from how exhausted my body was.

The delay in Dad’s consciousness was taking a toll on the staff, and their hope was slowly fading away with time.

They seemed to have given up altogether because they had heard th