Chapter 16

“Hey,” Indianna said softly and pushed back Ellie’s hair from her face as she slowly woke up. “How are you feeling?”

Ellie blinked a few times and looked around. “W-What happened?” she stuttered.

“Do you not remember?” Indianna asked. “You were in an incident. Rogue—”

Ellie squeezed her eyes shut and swallowed. “He took me again,” she whimpered and groaned in pain when she moved on the bed.

“Try and stay still,” Indianna said. “I’m sorry, Ellie.”

“But you saved me,” Ellie said weakly. “Thank you.”

“It wasn’t me,” Indianna said gently. “When you’re better, you can thank Harry, Kal, and Oscar.”

Ellie smiled and nodded. “Where are Jane and Franklin?”

Indianna glanced over her shoulder as her heightened hearing picked up movement, and she smiled when she saw Jane and Franklin rushing down the stairs and into the medical room. “Righ