Chapter 45

Groggily, Mercedes woke up on the bed, with Felix beside her. She was leaning on his hand, looking at her as she opened her eyes.

“Hey,” he whispered, removing some of her hair from her face.

“Hey,” she murmured back.

“You need to take it easy. Your blood may be able to heal, but you can't over do it. You lost a lot of blood back there. It's risky.”

She knew that very well, but she still wanted to do it and take the risk.

“I know. I'm sorry.”

Felix sighed.

“Don't worry about it. Everything is fine now. I'm the one who is sorry that you had to come fix this mess in the middle of your training.”

Mercedes tried to sit back up, but Blake gently pushed her back down.

“No, no. You are not getting up. You n