Chapter 39. False Promises

Elsie's POV

My eyes stung as I made an attempt to open them, even the effort in moving my eyelids was exhausting. Eventually I focused on the light around me, squinting as the brightness from the sun burned into my vision. 

I saw the silhouette of someone sitting beside me. Was it Theo? Oris? I would even welcome Kai at this point. Had they managed to find me and bring me back to the Summer Pack house?

My eyes began to adjust, and I just caught the features of the man sitting at my bedside. As he spoke to me, I felt my stomach turn with sickness, and bile rose into my throat.

"Good morning baby," Rory's rough voice stung my ears. That same voice I always dreaded to hear, it sent a terror through my body, striking every nerve along the way "You're safe now, safe with me,"

As my eyes began to adjust further, I studied his face. Rory was rugged, his skin worn while the scar across his face made him look rough. His eyes we