Chapter 186. Ground Rules

The light flicks on in my hospital room, and I squint against the brightness. Someone is holding my hand, but it doesn’t feel comforting at all. It feels sweaty and out of place.

Opening my eyes against the bright lights, I see Raven standing in the doorway. Her arms crossed over her chest, and her lips pursed into a bit of pout. If she isn’t holding my hand, then who is?

I look to my left and see Elise asleep with her head on the edge of my bed and her hand tightly wrapped around mine. A low growl rumbles in my chest as I pull my hand away from Elise.

“For fuck’s sake, Elise,” I grumble as I nudge her with my hand. “Why the fuck are you still here?”

Elise yawns loudly and stretches her arms to the side. She has yet to notice that the Luna Queen is in the room. “How did you sleep?” She asks as she bats her eyelashes at me.

“Why are you still here?” I growl at her again. “I told you to go home and not to come back.”

Elise blushes slightly. “Of cour